Do 1 Thing Emergency Preparedness Program

Mission: To move individuals, families, businesses and communities to prepare for all hazards and become disaster resilient.

Do1Thing is a non-profit organization that promotes emergency preparedness for individuals and businesses. Our goal is to build disaster resilient communities by using a whole community approach to preparedness. Do1Thing takes emergency preparedness and breaks it down in to small easy steps each month to make preparing easier.

Started in 2005 by a group of local emergency managers in the Lansing, MI area, Do1Thing intended to provide only fact sheets but with overwhelming local support, it soon grew into its own non-profit. Our resources are translated into several languages, large and low literacy print formats, as well as audio and video formats. Do1Thing has been nationally recognized and awarded by agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its preparedness efforts.

When individuals in our community are prepared, emergency responders can help more people. In turn, when people are more prepared themselves, they can help their neighbors. The Do 1 Thing program works because our unique step-by-step approach makes it easy for people to get started preparing for disasters and emergencies. We provide a 12-month program that makes it easy for individuals to prepare yourself, your family, and your community for emergencies or disasters.