The Suncoast Prepares
Serving Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and DeSoto counties
United Way Suncoast takes a leadership role in its disaster resilience work, seeking to mobilize efforts among municipalities in organizations active in disaster. It builds relationships that fuel impactful and effective strategies and creates lasting community improvements.
In the summer of 2026, United Way Suncoast is staging a series of workshops to help businesses and nonprofits better plan for disaster. It also has partnered with local agencies to distribute 6,000 disaster preparedness kits for those in need.
Coming Together To Be Prepared
More than 6,000 households across the Suncoast region will be better prepared for disasters thanks to a partnership between Verizon, United Way Suncoast, Feeding Tampa Bay, and All Faiths Food Bank.
Volunteers came together in Tampa and Sarasota to assemble 6,000 Disaster Preparation Kits filled with essential supplies, including first aid kits, flashlights, emergency preparedness information, waterproof document bags, power banks, and more.
These kits will help families prepare for, respond to, and recover from storms and other emergencies—strengthening community resilience before disaster strikes.
Five Steps You Can Take Now
Take these 5 low- or no-cost steps to prepare yourself, your family, your business, and your community for disaster.
What You Can Do Right Now
Choose how you want to take action.
Federal Emergency Management Office (FEMA)
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
211
24 hours a day, every day of the year, the 211 HELPLINE is here.
Get Our Guide
Download our Community Resources Disaster Guide PDF. Information is broken down by category, with disaster-specific information.
Our Partners
United Way Suncoast works with companies, governments, nonprofits and other organization to address complex challenges.
Contact Us
4925 Independence Parkway, Suite 120
Tampa, FL, 33634
Email: unitedway@unitedwaysuncoast.org
Phone: (813) 274-0900
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