#ReadyBefore
The next disaster is already on the calendar.
Your seat at the table is free.
We teach families exactly what to do in the first 72 hours after disaster strikes — in church basements, community centers, and school gyms near you.
Disasters don’t wait for
a convenient time.
The U.S. saw 28 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2023 — a record. Yet only 1 in 2 Americans feels genuinely prepared. The gap between feeling ready and being ready is exactly where we work.
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of adults believe they're prepared — but only 36% have signed up for local emergency alerts.
is how long you must be completely self-sufficient after a major disaster before help typically arrives.
more likely to take real preparedness action after attending a community workshop. One session changes behavior.
“We had everything on a list.
We just hadn’t done it yet.”
The Okafor family lost their home in a Houston flood in 2022. Their story — and what they did differently six months later — is the reason this workshop exists.
The Okafor Family · Houston, TX
4 minutes · Real story, real outcome
“The workshop didn’t scare us. It made us feel like we finally had a plan. We did the whole go-bag in one evening as a family.”— Adaeze Okafor, workshop graduate, now a neighborhood captain in Midtown Houston
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Check off what you already have. By the time you finish scrolling, you’ll know exactly what’s missing — and a workshop will help you fill every gap.
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The person your block
calls first.
Every neighborhood captain started exactly where you are. One workshop. One Saturday. A lifetime of knowing you’re ready.
I came in terrified. I left with a plan. Six months later I was running the workshop for my church.
Loretta Simmons
Single mother of three · Baton Rouge, LA
After the 2013 tornado, we thought we were too old to change. This workshop proved us wrong.
Gerald & Marian Kowalski
Retired couple · Moore, OK
I updated our entire school's lockdown protocol after one Saturday workshop. My principal cried.
Priya Venkataraman
School nurse · Sacramento, CA
After the flooding last year I felt helpless. Now I know exactly what to do — and so do my neighbors.
Marcus Webb
Neighborhood association president · Asheville, NC
Save My Seat — It’s Free
Three fields. Two minutes. One decision that could change everything for your family and your block.
ReadyBefore has trained over 4,200 families across 14 states since 2019. Every workshop is free, every instructor is a certified emergency management volunteer, and every family leaves with a real plan.