The Water Project.
The Water Project at Help!ComeHome! is an ongoing effort to help Americans and Native peoples prepare for and respond to jeopardized access to clean drinking water.
Emergencies like the 2014 Flint, Michigan water crisis once seemed an anomaly in a world where most people didn’t think twice about what was coming out of their faucets.
But now things have changed. Big time. According to a 2026 United Nations report, the world has entered a state of “global water bankruptcy,” where indigenous peoples, low-income urban residents, and developing countries are especially vulnerable to long-term harm.
This tool from the Environmental Working Group allows users across America to find out how much their water is contaminated according to 30 million state water records now accessible in one place.
Contaminated water has quietly become acceptable and commonplace. We refuse to take this sitting down.
It’s getting worse for everyone, including you.
A federal appeals court recently ruled that access to clean drinking water is not a constitutional right. Let that sink in.
With the newly passed “Permission to Pollute” act, water supplies face increasing susceptibility to unprecedented levels of chemical dumping. The map below from the Environmental Working Groups shows cities across the US whose water supplies contain dangerous levels of “forever chemicals” or PFAs, widely known to be hazardous to human health.
The Water Project at Help!ComeHome! is one of our most important efforts. Please seriously think about how you can help.
Be Part of the Solution
Whether you provide a place to store water, provide water for your community in an emergency, purchase water for us to store, or simply make a donation, we want your help!
Donate a space.
Provide a space (either a storage unit, warehouse, garage, or similar space) where our teams can store drinking water for emergencies.
Donate water.
Make an in-kind water donation to be distributed throughout the community during emergencies.
Make a monetary donation.
Donate to help communities with jeopardized access to clean drinking water and prepare for future crises.
Join our task force.
Join our team to develop long-term, sustainable solutions for communities in crisis.
Navajo Nation
We’ve seen from firsthand experience that our country’s indigenous peoples face some of the most horrifying circumstances. On the Navajo reservation, decades of uranium mining have taken a heavy and heartbreaking toll. Radiation exposure and water contamination have elevated cancer rates and triggered a slew of respiratory diseases.
In 2020, the EPA in conjunction with other US and Navajo governmental committees launched a Ten Year Plan to continue clean-up efforts of the over 500 abandoned uranium mines releasing radioactive material into the surrounding land, air, and groundwater. In July 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled in at 5-4 decision that mid-19th century treaties between the US Government and Navajo People “did not require the U.S. government to take affirmative steps to address the reservation’s water needs.”
Help!ComeHome! has been working directly with with tribal leaders, families and school teachers to provide immediate relief to some of the most badly affected communities and areas, while simultaneously developing strategic plans for long-term solutions.
We have provided:
Food, clothing, school supplies, and clean drinking water
Support to other non-profits with likeminded missions, including Partners in Health, and the Navajo Water Project
More deliveries and service missions in the coming months!
