Find Your Preparedness Program
United Way and 211 — the free, 24/7 resource we support — play a vital role in helping communities prepare for disaster. Through a partnership with Verizon, this work has expanded to include preparedness workshops for community residents and non-profits, improved coordination of resources and donations, and educational campaigns offering practical preparedness advice.
Our work is designed to target specific local needs and vulnerabilities. We are working in 18 communities 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
Hurricane, Tornado, Flooding, Wildfire
Areas Served
Serving Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties
Phoenix Prepares
Local United Way
Valley of the Sun United Way
Disaster Focus
Extreme Heat, Wildfire
Areas Served
Serving Maricopa County
Bay Area Prepares
Local United Way
United Way Bay Area
Disaster Focus
Wildfire, Flooding, Earthquakes
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
Wildfire, Flooding, Earthquakes
Areas Served
Serving Riverside, San Bernardino and East Los Angeles counties
Los Angeles Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Disaster Focus
Wildfire, Flooding, Extreme Heat, Earthquakes
Areas Served
Serving Los Angeles County
Northern California Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Northern California
Disaster Focus
Flooding, Wildfire, Earthquakes
Areas Served
Serving Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties
Miami Prepares
Local United Way
United Way Miami
Disaster Focus
Hurricane, Wildfire, Flooding, Tornado, Extreme Heat
Areas Served
Serving Miami-Dade County
The Suncoast Prepares
Local United Way
United Way Suncoast
Disaster Focus
Hurricane, Wildfire, Flooding, Tornado
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/Winter Weather, Flooding, Wildfire
Areas Served
Serving greater Chicago, Cook and DuPage counties
Southeast Louisiana Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
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
Extreme Heat, Flooding, Hurricane, Extreme Cold/Winter Weather, Wildfire
Areas Served
Serving Greater Boston
Southeastern Michigan Prepares
Local United Way
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Disaster Focus
Extreme Cold/Winter Weather, Tornado, Wildfire, Flooding, Extreme Heat
Areas Served
Serving Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties
Southern Nevada Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Southern Nevada
Disaster Focus
Extreme Heat, Flooding, Wildfire
Areas Served
Serving Clark, Lincoln, Nye, and Esmeralda counties
Buffalo Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
Disaster Focus
Extreme Cold/Winter Weather, Flooding
Areas Served
Serving Buffalo and Erie County
New York City Prepares
Local United Way
United Way of New York City
Disaster Focus
Flooding, Hurricane, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold/Winter Weather
Areas Served
Serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and The Bronx
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