Northwest (Puget Sound & islands)
Bainbridge Prepares Disaster Hubs
Community nonprofit Bainbridge Prepares runs a Disaster Hubs program: meeting points within walking distance of island neighborhoods that offer limited, gap-filling help such as first aid and information after a disaster.
Island County Map Your Neighborhood
Island County Department of Emergency Management runs Map Your Neighborhood, which guides neighbors through simple steps to prepare together and rely on each other before responders arrive.
Seattle Community Emergency Hubs
Volunteer-run gathering places across Seattle where neighbors meet after a disaster to share information and help each other. The city's emergency management office supports the program; volunteers run the hubs.
VashonBePrepared NERO neighborhood groups
VashonBePrepared's Neighborhood Emergency Response Organization (NERO) program helps groups of five to fifteen households on Vashon-Maury prepare together and check on each other in storms, outages and earthquakes.