Families in Flint are being told to use the water out of their facets and it will be paid for.
Virginia Tech Researchers found that if people aren't using the water the lead left in their pipes won't get flushed out. But many families are still worried since their water status is constantly changing.
Flint mothers like Elizabeth Jordan still live in fear of what comes out of their faucet.
"It's a challenge as a mom," Jordan said. "To be able to try and understand the shifting information and stay up to date with it."
She's having a hard time keeping up, as the state of the crisis changes almost every day.
Jordan says she and other residents rely on one another, "this is one situation where regardless of what's going on in your own home you care about your neighbors," Jordan said, "You care about everybody in the community and so we've got to make sure that the information is there for everybody in Flint."
But what she and other people would rather see in their hometown are permanent solutions.
"What we really need is the advocacy to make sure we have a long term fixes for our infrastructure and for the services" Jordan explains.
That's why the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, are constantly working to keep residents informed, "It's very important for us not just to be proactive but reactive" said Micah Ragland.
EPA Associate Administrator, Ragland, says they're trying to keep people updated and be there to answer their questions.
"We're just not presenting information to residents but we're also able to respond to inquires that they have that we may not be directly answering in some of our materials," Ragland said. "And as we have been out in the community here, the last 3 or 4 months we're getting a lot of those."
They helped families learn about health, nutrition, and how to use their water filters as Michigan State nursing students tested blood levels.
"I think it is so important seeing the people coming through looking at their children making sure that their children are getting the care that they need," said Teresa Wehrwein, associated dean for the College of Nursing at MSU. "And really feeling reassured from all of the people that are here with services."
Reassuring for moms like Elizabeth Jordan that help is there.
