Helping you prepare, respond and recover
Verizon has long supported communities in times of crisis, but with the increasing frequency of natural disasters and extreme weather events, our commitment now extends to proactive preparedness and engagement in long-term recovery efforts, helping people respond resiliently.
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Prepare
We work with partners nationwide who understand the local preparation needs unique to their communities.
Respond
We are there when the disaster happens with our rapid response Verizon Frontline teams and our community support resources.
Recover
We stay long after working with partners who know how to rebuild and ensure communities recover with future resilience in mind.
Our disaster resilience initiative
The program impact
21
locations
across the nation are currently part of our disaster resilience initiative
250
homes
rebuilt or repaired to be more resilient and withstand future disasters
40,000+
Individuals served
with disaster resilience programming in 2025
Preparedness in action
United We Prepare by Verizon x United Way
Through workshops with United Way, we help you create a personalized emergency plan and learn how to prepare your family in the event of a local natural disaster.
Find a local United Way workshop and access United We Prepare Resources
Prepare with 5 steps and start building your disaster go-kit
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Thank you to Verizon and United Way for offering this clinic for us. I have my whole family here and we are talking for the first time about how we can prepare our family for disasters.
Workshop participant
United Way Greater Houston
Keeping communities connected
Verizon’s commitment to resilience is closing the gap between immediate crisis response and long-term community preparedness with innovation technology.
Our connectivity vans are now on the road, supplying wifi connectivity and disaster support resources, 365 days a year
We support innovative tech like real-time, 5G-flood sensors, giving people the confidence to prepare and respond to disasters
