Bay Area Prepares
Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Solano counties
United Way Bay Area has been at the forefront of disaster preparedness and recovery for decades. Through workshops, kits, guides, tools, and resources like 211, plus our partnerships with community organizations like CalFire, we ensure all of our neighbors are ready for and recover from earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and other disasters affecting our region. United Way Bay Area is there for our neighbors — before, during, and long after an emergency.
Events
Check out local events to help you prepare for disasters.
The San Francisco Giants' Family Safety Festival is a community-focused event dedicated to promoting safety, preparedness, and emergency awareness. As part of Law Enforcement Night, the pre-game festival will highlight best practices for staying safe on roadways, highways, and waterways, as well as in homes, workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods.
Stop by and visit the United Way Bay Area and 211 table and learn how you can keep you and your family safe from natural disasters.
Getting Disaster Ready
At an event in Napa County, more than 50 volunteers assembled 520 emergency preparedness kits and got tips on how they could better plan and prepare for disasters.
One participant who had been forced to evacuate four times, said she wanted to be ready if and when there was a next time.
“This is amazing," she said of her newly assembled go bag sponsored by Verizon and United Way Bay Area. “A bag and the emergency numbers and all this information."
Free Workshops Help You Prepare Now for Future Disasters
Partcipants at United We Prepare workshops get free tips and more to jump start disaster readiness.
What you can do right now
Choose how you want to take action.
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
Get a Disaster Preparedness Guide
Download our free Disaster Preparedness Guide PDF for quick, practical tips you can use to prepare for an emergency today.
211
Call or send a text to 2-1-1, or visit 211bayarea.org 24/7 for accurate, up-to-date information about evacuation routes, water, food shelter or other locally available resources.
Resources/Helpful Links
Find resources to help prepare for various disasters.
Get a free Disaster Ready Guide from Read California/Listos California
Contact Us
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