Julián Castro became the first 2020 presidential candidate this weekend to visit Flint, Michigan ― a city that continues to struggle with access to clean water five years after the area’s water crisis began. The Democrat, who is the former secretary of housing and urban development and former mayor of San Antonio, toured the city Saturday with Mayor Karen Weaver and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.). He then held a town hall at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, and met with some local activists still fighting to ensure Flint gets clean water, according to Michigan Advance. “Today I’m here in Flint to hear about some of the progress that’s been made in the community after the Flint water crisis,” Castro said. “And to hear about the progress that still needs to be made in the community, and to let them know that we haven’t forgotten about them ― that if I’m president, I’m going to be a president for them and to all Americans.”

Five years since the beginning of the Flint water crisis and many folks still don’t have access to clean water. I traveled to Flint this weekend to send the message to folks in this community that on this campaign, and in my administration, we won’t forget them. pic.twitter.com/2DvfZ2wxHR — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) June 9, 2019

The candidate also visited the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, which has worked to get residents clean drinking water since 2014. Actor and rapper Jaden Smith gave the church a mobile water filtration system, called the “Water Box,” that can filter 10 gallons of water in one minute. Residents said they’re glad someone is listening to their concerns, but that they want to see concrete plans of action, according to BuzzFeed reporter Nidhi Prakash. Castro did not offer any concrete plans for the water crisis at the town hall, although the next day he did roll out a plan to “eliminate lead poisoning as a major threat” in the U.S. The plan includes establishing a presidential task force on the issue and carrying out a national assessment of communities at risk of lead poisoning.

People in Flint are still waiting for the pipes from the street into their homes and the pipes in their actual homes to he replaced. — Nidhi Prakash (@nidhiprakash) June 8, 2019