Volunteers in Jackson are delivering free water directly to some residents who can't travel to designated pickup sites. But the groups are still working on scaling up to help citywide.
Young sits in her home after receiving a delivery of water bottles provided by the Salvation Army.Young sits in her home after receiving a delivery of water bottles provided by the Salvation Army.The city's been partnering with the Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition, a collaboration of aid groups in Jackson, for. Jackson has dealt with boil water notices for decades, so the nonprofits are used to home water deliveries.
Springboard to Opportunities works with five affordable housing communities in Jackson. Aisha Nyandoro, the group's chief executive officer, spent much of last week on the phone tracking down water to deliver to the families she works with. She finally connected with an Alabama sheriff who personally drove down a large load with several pallets of water on Thursday.
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