Jackson, Miss., Community Leaders Step In as Students Face Food Insecurity During School Water Crisis

Jackson Public Schools remain closed due to low water pressure—or no water at all—in outdated school infrastructures, and many students are left wondering how they will eat during the day.

Senate Water Projects Bill Includes $100,000,000 for Flint, Mich.

Monique Judge

9/15/16 10:58pm

Water worries could soon be eased for the residents of Flint, Mich., with the passage of the Water Resources Development Act in the U.S. Senate by an overwhelming majority Thursday, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Jackson, Miss., Community Leaders Step In as Students Face Food Insecurity During School Water Crisis

Senate Water Projects Bill Includes $100,000,000 for Flint, Mich.

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