The drinking water system in Jackson — Mississippi’s largest city and home to more than 160,000 residents — is failing, state officials announced on Monday.

Thousands of Jackson residents have no or little water pressure, and though local, state and federal officials are working to restore reliable service, they cannot yet say when that will happen.

As the eyes of the nation turn to Jackson, many readers have asked how they can help residents of Jackson during the catastrophe. The Community Foundation for Mississippi has compiled a helpful resource page that includes information about how to give to organizations working to help Jacksonians.

CLICK HERE to visit the Community Foundation website and learn more about how you can help.

LIST: Here’s where to get water in Jackson

Editor’s note: The Community Foundation for Mississippi has partnered with Mississippi Today on several projects and initiatives.

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Here’s how you can help with the Jackson water crisis

by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today
August 31, 2022

<h1>Here’s how you can help with the Jackson water crisis</h1> <p class="byline">by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today <br />August 31, 2022</p> <p>The drinking water system in Jackson — Mississippi’s largest city and home to more than 160,000 residents — is failing, state officials announced on Monday. </p> <p>Thousands of Jackson residents have no or little water pressure, and though local, state and <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/30/jackson-water-joe-biden-emergency/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">federal officials</a> are working to restore reliable service, they cannot yet say when that will happen.</p> <p>As the eyes of the nation turn to Jackson, many readers have asked how they can help residents of Jackson during the catastrophe. The Community Foundation for Mississippi has compiled a helpful resource page that includes information about how to give to organizations working to help Jacksonians.</p> <p><a href="https://formississippi.org/ways-to-help-jackson-water-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong> to visit the Community Foundation website and learn more about how you can help.</a></p> <p><strong>LIST</strong>: <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/30/heres-where-to-get-water-in-jackson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here's where to get water in Jackson</a></p> <p><em>Editor's note: The Community Foundation for Mississippi has partnered with Mississippi Today on several projects and initiatives.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/31/jackson-water-crisis-how-to-help/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1080511&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/31/jackson-water-crisis-how-to-help/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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