Laurie Carpenter was selected to receive NASW-Michigan’s 2016 Public Citizen of the Year award, along with her Co-Director Michael Hood, for their work in Flint, MI, during the Flint Water Crisis. They founded Crossing Water, a volunteer-run NGO, in response to the crisis, and lead social worker-led Rapid Response Service Teams in providing resources and education to the most vulnerable residents in Flint.