From holding workshops to helping find emergency housing, United Way and Verizon are working to help build resilience before, during and after disasters.
Here are some of the many stories that showcase that resilience.
In Napa, Calif., volunteers assembled 520 emergency preparedness kits and received tips on how to 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."
The faces of resilience include volunteers, first responders, hospital staff, caregivers, and more.
They are proactive, prepared, and ready to respond.
Get tips and resources to be disaster ready.