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Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she gets a smattering of applause and a standing ovation from hundreds of Flint residents next to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver before speaking about the Flint water crisis Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church in Flint. Jake May | MLive.com

FLINT, MI - Mayor Karen Weaver will be joined by Chelsea Clinton to announced a water initiative just a few hours ahead of the the March 6 Democratic presidential debate in Flint.

A press conference has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Mott Community College, 1401 E. Court St. to announce the "Flint WaterWorks" initiative, in partnership with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

"Flint WaterWorks is a new program which will provide Flint youth with jobs distributing clean water, healthy food and nutrition information and services to families in need," reads a statement from the city.

Hillary Clinton will go head-to-head with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during Sunday's 8 p.m. debate at The Whiting Auditorium presented by CNN, in partnership with MLive and The Flint Journal.

Clinton visited House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church in Flint last month to discuss the city's ongoing water crisis, as did fellow candidate Bernie Sanders who held a community forum Feb. 25 at Woodside Church on the city's east side.

The city has been dealing with the water woes for months, with a public health emergency declared in October 2015 when elevated lead levels were found in tests of residents.

Lead service line replacement began March 4 by the city, with at least 8,000 lead service lines are estimated to run to parcels in Flint. The types of lines connected to an additional 13,000 parcels -- including 11,000 residences --remain unknown.