Day in and day out, communities depend on United Way to coordinate, network and marshal resources to improve lives. In times of disaster, those United Way skills become even more critical.
Disaster may take the form of an act of nature such as a hurricane, tornado, blizzard, fire, flood, earthquake or pandemic. Crises may also result from unfortunate incidents including tragic accidents, workplace violence, civil disorder, corporate mismanagement and terrorism. During times of crisis, United Way of America provides experience, expertise, and resources to local United Ways facing local, regional, state or national emergencies.
Preparedness
United Way helps communities become better prepared to face crises that may come their way. To that end, United Way provides preparedness tools and resources such as:
Hot Weather Preparedness: Keeping cool during the summer is important for safety as well as comfort.
Checklist for Family Preparedness: Simple precautions you can take for your family to be better prepared in the event of a disaster.
Cold Weather Preparation: For those in cold weather states, these are simple precautions you can take for your family to be better prepared for the cold weather months.
Business Continuity Plan: A checklist of recommended steps for businesses to take to prepare for any event that could temporarily affect your ability to operate as usual.
Hot Weather Preparedness: Keeping cool during the summer is important for safety as well as comfort.
Checklist for Family Preparedness: Simple precautions you can take for your family to be better prepared in the event of a disaster.
Cold Weather Preparation: For those in cold weather states, these are simple precautions you can take for your family to be better prepared for the cold weather months.
Business Continuity Plan: A checklist of recommended steps for businesses to take to prepare for any event that could temporarily affect your ability to operate as usual.
Disaster Response Fund
When disaster strikes on a magnitude that brings a national outpouring of support, United Way’s Disaster Response Fund activates to accept specific donations. The Fund closes to new donations after a time, but reactivates when another major event occurs.
Click here to read how donations to the 2005 Hurricane Response & Recovery Fund are still hard at work in the Gulf Coast rebuilding lives and communities.
