United Way’s 211 Call Center is providing information about flood evacuation in Santa Cruz County. In Santa Cruz County, flood warnings and evacuation advisories in effect until approximately 5 p.m. today for the following areas: Felton Grove evacuate to Safeway Parking Lot on Gramhill Road Gold Gulch evacuate to higher ground Paradise Park evacuate to higher ground If you need assistance [...]
Call 211 for Information about Radiation from Japan
March 17, 2011 by
Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, who are concerned about radiation from Japan’s nuclear emergency can call 211 for updated information. Currently, the Bay Area’s departments of public health are emphasizing that there is no danger to Bay Area residents from Japan’s nuclear emergency. They also discourage taking potassium iodide, which can have serious [...]
Call 211 for Bay Area Tsunami Info
March 11, 2011 by
Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, who are concerned about the local impact of tsunami waves generated by the 8.9 earthquake off Japan early this morning, can call 211 for information about areas that are being evacuated, shelters and evacuation centers, and check points for boat owners. Residents are discouraged from calling 911 unless [...]
“The Nation Cannot Wait”
July 20, 2010 by
Over on the Huffington Post, check out United Way National Women’s Leadership Council Chair Kye Kilpatrickt Fox’s op-ed, “It’s Time to Pass the Calling for 2-1-1 Act.” She points out that in times of disaster or emergency 2-1-1 is especially helpful, perhaps even more so as we sit on the edge of what may turn out to [...]
U.S. Rep. Eshoo Urges Action on 211
July 7, 2010 by
U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo and United Way gathered business and community leaders at a rally today at a UPS facility in Sunnyvale to urge Congress to approve the Calling for 211 Act (H.R.211/S.211), which will expand the 211 information and referral service to all Americans. The bill will support expansion of 211 to the entire [...]
Taking A Stand For Your Community
July 6, 2010 by
As part of helping the Bay Area get ready for the next disaster we’ve encouraged people to find out about and enroll in Emergency Response Training on a local level. Sometimes called NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Training) these community emergency response teams are composed of private individuals who sign up to receive training so they [...]
United Way Helps Marin Nonprofits Prepare for Disaster
June 3, 2010 by
United Way of the Bay Area, the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter, and Marin Interagency Disaster Coalition will host our annual Marin Disaster Readiness Conference on June 8 in Novato. More than 180 people, representing a variety of agencies and organizations, have already registered for the conference, which is now at full capacity. The event [...]
You May Be Your Own Best Option
May 6, 2010 by
Immediately after a disaster occurs, local emergency responders will be overwhelmed with calls for help. This is one reason why we promote 2-1-1, which will provide critical information about evacuation routes, food and shelter when emergency-response phone numbers are over burdened. But there is a role that we all could play after a disaster if we [...]
The Staff Of Life
April 6, 2010 by
We are constantly being reminded by events both near and far that disasters can happen suddenly, and when they do, they can have a huge impact on your family. This is why we urge preparedness, but also want to make easy on you, by suggesting you do just one thing a month. At United Way, [...]
Disaster Prep 2.0
March 10, 2010 by
If you have a smart phone, getting prepared for disaster has never been easier. Over on Mashable, they have a great list of resources that either use Web 2.0 tools like Facebook , or can be integrated with any current generation smart phone. Though it sounds rather fancy and complicated, it is really just another [...]
