Find Your Preparedness Program
United Way and 211—the 24/7 resource we support—play a vital role in helping communities prepare for disaster. Through a partnership with Verizon, this work has expanded further to include developing disaster preparedness workshops for community residents and non-profits; optimizing resource allocation and in-kind allocations & donations; and launching education campaigns to boost awareness of preparedness best practices.
Our work is designed to target specific local needs and vulnerabilities. Initially, we are working in 18 communities across 10 states with plans to expand in the future.
Find A Program Near You
Southwest Alabama Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Southwest Alabama, Inc.
Disaster Focus
Hurricanes, Floods, Extreme Heat, Tornadoes
Areas Served
Serving Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties
Phoenix Prepares
Local United Way
Valley of the Sun United Way
Disaster Focus
Extreme Heat, Wildfires, Monsoons
Areas Served
Serving Maricopa County
Bay Area Prepares
Local United Way
United Way Bay Area
Disaster Focus
Earthquakes, Wildfires, Floods
Areas Served
Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Solano counties
Inland Southern California Prepares
Local United Way
Inland Southern California United Way
Disaster Focus
Fires, Wildfires, Earthquakes, Extreme Heat, Floods
Areas Served
Serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties
Northern California Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Northern California
Disaster Focus
Wildfires, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Floods
Areas Served
Serving Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties
Tampa Bay Prepares
Local United Way
United Way Suncoast
Disaster Focus
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Wildfires, Storms
Areas Served
Serving Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and DeSoto counties
Chicago Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Disaster Focus
Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Fires, Tornadoes, Floods
Areas Served
Serving greater Chicago, Cook and DuPage counties
Southeast Louisiana Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Disaster Focus
Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Fires, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold
Areas Served
Serving Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes
Boston Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc.
Disaster Focus
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Fires
Areas Served
Serving Greater Boston
Las Vegas Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Southern Nevada
Disaster Focus
Wildfires, Extreme Heat, Earthquakes, Floods
Areas Served
Serving Clark, Lincoln, Nye, and Esmeralda counties
Philly Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Disaster Focus
Fires, Floods
Areas Served
Serving Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Serving Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, and Cumberland counties in New Jersey.
Houston Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Greater Houston
Disaster Focus
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Fires
Areas Served
Serving Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, and Waller counties
West Virginia Prepares
Local United Way
Tygart Valley United Way
Disaster Focus
Floods, Wildfires, Tornadoes, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold
Areas Served
Serving all 55 counties of West Virginia
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