Renters/Multifamily Housing:

 

You must get it into your head, that calling your landlord, in some cases, the housing authority...  will not help you in case of a community wide crisis; they are under no obligation to assist you in anyway; they will most likely be at home taking care of their own families; just like we seen during hurricane Katrina.

 

So Please... Organize and know your options.

Communicate and learn to work together as a community; a family.

  1. If you were sick, injured, or missing; would your neighbors know?

  2. Would you know if your neighbors was sick or injured?

  3. Do you get along with your neighbors?

Talk to your neighbors about how you can work together during an emergency.

  1. Community Potlucks, Parties, Community Meetings etcetera ... These are ways to step up and get organized around being prepared.

  2. Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors.

  3. Make back-up plans for children; in case an event prevents parents from getting home.

Find out if anyone has specialized equipment like:

  1. a power generator

  2. or expertise such as medical knowledge