Local social justice organization Royalty Unite is again hosting a water drive for Flint, Mich., residents impacted by the water crisis there.
People can drop off bottled water now through June 8 at the Frederick Douglass Community Center, 1001 Indiana Ave., from noon to close.
Volunteers will then drive the water to Flint and pass it out to residents in need.
Organizer Sheena Barnes is a Flint native who has lived in Toledo about nine years.
She still has family and friends living in Flint reeling from the city’s water crisis that began when Michigan Gov.
Rick Snyder recognized the lead contamination in Flint’s water system in early 2016.
State-run water distribution sites in the city closed in April, and Ms. Barnes said many residents still don’t trust that lead levels in their water are safe enough for consumption.
Last month, Royalty Unite collected more than 2,000 cases of water to donate to more than 200 households.
“We’re definitely trying to increase that number,” Ms. Barnes said.
More information is available by emailing royaltyunite419@gmail.com.