FLINT, MI -- The Flint WaterWorks initiative is set to provide jobs for 100 teenagers and young adults in the community during the city's water crisis.

The program is a partnership between Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The initiative received a $500,000 contribution from J.B. and M.K. Pritzker to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. One of the goals is to find employment or provide a springboard toward higher education for 16- to 24-year-olds in the city.

"I am so pleased to begin the Flint WaterWorks pilot project this month and to give Flint teens and young adults an opportunity to gain work experience and skills training while making life better for Flint's residents," said Weaver in a statement.

The opportunities for the teens and young adults will include clean water delivery, providing access to healthy foods, and nutritional information for those impacted by the water crisis.

"People in Flint have had to rely on bottled water for drinking, cooking and bathing for far too long while dealing with the city's lead-tainted water, and we must help them get their damaged pipes replaced and provide the water, healthy food and nutrition information they need," said Weaver on the heels of the city replacing its first lead service line on March 4.

There are at least 8,000 lead service lines at parcels in the city, while it's still unclear the types of lines running to an additional 13,000 parcels -- including those running to 11,000 residences -- in Flint.

"We know that Flint has a long road to recovery," said Clinton in a statement. "But we cannot wait another minute to help Mayor Weaver and the people of Flint with real solutions that will address this water crisis, and the ongoing economic challenges that face the people of Flint."