Team —
Hello from Jackson, Mississippi. I wanted to make sure you saw Joe’s message from last week. The organizing community here has been working around the clock since the latest water crisis began, trying to reach every single person in need.
The headlines might move on, but we can't. We're still under a boil water notice and too many families are struggling to access drinkable water. After generations of neglect, our conservative state leadership continues to keep its back turned on Jackson.
But we take care of our own. And we're so grateful for anything you can do. Support groups on the ground here.
Charles Taylor
Southern Organizing Advisor, Groundwork Project
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If you are unable to donate but are still looking for ways to help, we’ve included a few social media posts from some of our partners below — the Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable, OneVoice, and the Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity, a Groundwork grantee. All are helping lead the crisis response in their backyard.
Hey there — I’m so grateful to so many of you who helped us meet our end-of-month fundraising goal last month. Thank you. Normally, I’d give you a break from seeing my name in your inbox, but I had to write today and make sure you saw the news coming out of Jackson, Mississippi.
150,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital city are currently without access to safe water — for drinking, for cleaning, for the most basic of everyday needs like flushing the toilet and brushing your teeth. This crisis is a result of the decades long underinvestment in community infrastructure — the very problem Groundwork is here to help solve.
Given Groundwork’s footprint in Mississippi, many of you have asked us for advice on how you can help. We are lucky to have built deep relationships with the incredible leaders on the ground working around the clock right now to respond to this crisis. My team has been on the phone non-stop to figure out what they need.
The list is long and urgent: bottled water, trucks to help with distribution, volunteers to oversee the growing response operation, data to ensure resources get to those most in need, as well as support in counteracting the dangerous narrative being put out by the Republican governor that this is somehow the residents’ fault.
The most immediate and important need is financial resources to support all that critical work. You can send resources to a group of our most trusted grantees, partners, and friends working on the ground in Mississippi with a simple click here.
Please take a moment to like, share, and comment on their content. Every interaction helps direct attention to the crisis, expand the reach of these local organizations and bring more needed resources to those on the ground.
We will share more in the days and weeks ahead as the situation continues to develop.
Give directly to the groups on the ground here.
Thank you, as always, for your generosity.
Joe
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Joe Kennedy (he/him/his)
Founder
Groundwork Project
Water Crisis in Jackson, MS
