FLINT, MI -- The Michigan State Medical Society Foundation donated $10,000 to aid in Flint's water crisis.
The MSMS presented the Flint Child Health and Development Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint with the $10,000 on Friday, Feb. 5.
The donation from MSMS will support critical public health, medical and community based services to help mitigate short- and long-term challenges children in Flint will face, according to a news release from the MSMS.
"Physicians are on the frontlines providing care for children and families in Flint," said MSMS Foundation President Dorothy M. Kahkonen, MD in a statement. "We're honored to come alongside the Flint Child Health and Development Fund for critical public health, medical, and community-based services to mitigate the short- and long-term challenges Flint children will face."
The fund -- established at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint -- is a supplemental resource to the ongoing pursuit of state and federal funding.
"We are incredibly thankful for this contribution from the Michigan State Medical Society Foundation," said Kathi Horton, President, Community Foundation of Greater Flint in a statement. "The generosity of state and local physicians will directly benefit the Flint community specifically the Flint Child Health and Development Fund, founded by Doctor Hanna-Attisha."
State Minority Leader Jim Ananich said the donation is great for the Flint community.
"This donation by the Michigan State Medical Society is great news for our community. Not only will it greatly impact the future of Flint's children, it will also support the import work that the Community Foundation of Greater Flint on behalf of all residents," Ananich said in a statement.
For more information on the Flint Child Health and Development Fund or on how to help with the Flint water crisis click here.