Southwest Alabama Prepares
Serving Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties
United Way of Southwest Alabama is helping families prepare for hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, extreme heat and other disasters across Southwest Alabama by offering disaster preparedness training, emergency preparedness kits, volunteer support, and recovery resources.
We're also strengthening community resilience, awarding grants to improve emergency communications, expand shelter capacity, support accessible disaster response, and strengthen recovery services for vulnerable households.
Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Five Steps You Can Take Now
Free or low-cost things you can do now to prepare for future disasters.
Resources by Disaster Type
Find resources to help prepare for various disasters.
Additional Resources
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE (FEMA)
FEMA Helpline
1-800-621-3362 | 7 A.M. to 11 P.M. ET, 7 days a week
For Individual Assistance benefits, email AskIA@fema.dhs.gov
Download the FEMA app from FEMA.gov
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Call or send a text to 2-1-1, or visit Southwest Alabama 211.org 24/7 for accurate, up-to-date information about evacuation routes, water, food shelter or other locally available resources.
Find Shelter
Locate shelters, food pantries, clothing, or health clinics with this tool from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Helping Those With Cerebral Palsy
A micro-grant from Verizon and United Way is helping United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Ala. replace medical and comfort items families rely on after a disaster.
Know Your Hurricane Categories
Do you know the difference a 1 and 5? This video highlights the different hurricane categories, so you know what steps to take and when to evacuate.
Past Events
These events have concluded, but their impact continues.
Our Impact
In 2025, United Way of Southwest Alabama hosted 4 disaster resilience workshops and a regional forum, reaching 461 individuals across Mobile County.
We distributed 225 preparedness kits and invested $100,000 through 4 nonprofit partner sub grants.
461
Workshop and regional forum participants
225
Preparedness kits distributed
$100K
Invested through 4 partner agencies to expand shelter capacity, improve emergency communications, support accessible disaster response, and strengthen recovery services for vulnerable households
Our Community Partners
In addition to Verizon, United Way of Southwest Alabama works with companies, governments, nonprofits and other organization to address complex challenges.
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