A goal we’re working toward: making sure young people without stable housing can always find clean, safe water.
Unsafe water is a problem for whole communities. But young people without a stable place to live often feel it first and hardest. When you’re staying in a car, moving between friends’ couches, or sleeping outside, clean water isn’t something you can count on. Buying bottled water every day costs money many young people don’t have. And when local water is contaminated, the people with the fewest options have the hardest time working around it.
Where This Project Stands
We want to be honest: the Safe Water Project isn’t an active program yet. Our first step is simple. When we build our list of trusted resources for young people, we plan to include places where they can find safe drinking water, like public refill stations and community centers.
What We Hope to Build
- A simple way for young people to find nearby places with free, safe drinking water
- Plain-language information about water safety and what to do when local water isn’t safe
- Partnerships with organizations already working on clean water access
- A voice for young people in conversations about water safety in their communities
How You Can Help
Know a place where young people can get free, safe water, like a refill station, a community center, or a program that hands out water? Tell us about it. We’ll check every suggestion before it goes on our list.
Safe water shouldn’t depend on where you sleep tonight.