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.

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 of her newly assembled go bag sponsored by Verizon and United Way Bay Area. “A bag and the emergency numbers and all this information."

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

Find Shelter

Locate shelters, food pantries, clothing, or health clinics with this tool from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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.