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Faith-led. Data-informed. Partner-powered.

When disaster strikes,
we get through it together.

F3 is an open door. Whether you want to serve, need help, lead a church or group, or already stand watch for your community, there’s a place for you here.

Find your place Take a look around
Neighbors of many backgrounds hand out water and supplies outside a storm-damaged country church while two volunteers on their phones get a drone ready to launch.

Find your place

Everyone has a part to play.

Pick the door that fits you best. Each one leads to the parts of F3 that matter most to you, and you can always come back and open another.

A volunteer helps an older neighbor sign up at a community tent while others wait and chat.
For neighbors

Serve, or get help

You don’t need experience to help. And if a disaster has hit your home, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

  • Free volunteer training you can start today
  • Weather and alerts for your ZIP code
  • Your volunteer hours can help your community pay its share
Start the free trainingSee the Volunteer Time BankNeed help right now? Call 911 in an emergency, or call or text 211 for food, shelter and local help.
Members of different congregations pack emergency kits together in a fellowship hall.
For churches and community groups

Connect and become a partner

Your church or group already knows its neighbors. We help you get ready to reach them when it counts.

  • See who in your area may need help on the map
  • Train your people with plain-language courses
  • Join a network of churches and groups near you
Connect my church or groupSee Maps & Insights
Church, county and nonprofit leaders of many backgrounds plan around maps in an emergency operations room.
For partners already serving

Stand watch together

Relief groups, ministries and government partners already do amazing work. Connected through one hub, each can multiply the others.

  • A shared picture of need, before and after
  • Trained volunteers ready to plug in
  • Support and solidarity between storms
Meet CORDVisit the Partner Network

Community lifelines

The services every community needs to get back on its feet.

Disaster response is organized around community lifelines. F3 brings the Faith Lifeline alongside them: the churches, ministries and neighbors who show up first and stay the longest.

See what each lifeline covers →

Weather where you are

Know what’s coming,
and who it will hit hardest.

Type a ZIP code for the National Weather Service forecast, live radar and alerts. We also show NOAA’s severe storm, flash flood and hurricane outlooks for that spot, plus who in the community may need help. Or open Severe weather now for radar, hurricane tracks, earthquakes, floods and fires across North America.

Or . Works for any U.S. ZIP code.

Intelligence

The tools behind
F3 in action.

Plain answers from trusted guidance, a live map of what is happening, and free training for the people who show up.

Coming soon

F3 Intelligence

Ask a question in plain words and get a clear answer from guidance we trust, with the source shown.

Open now

Academy

Free training for anyone who wants to help. Eight short courses in plain words, no sign-up needed.

Start the training
Gregg Phillips at the F3 studio desk, speaking into a studio microphone while studying hurricane radar on two monitors.
F3 NEWS

Information that
moves with the mission.

News

From the operating picture
to the people who need it.

Weather briefings, partner updates, stories from the field and practical resources, so everyone knows what is happening and what it means for their work.

WatchVideo briefings, webinars and podcasts
BlogStories from the field and updates from F3
Reports & ResourcesSituation reports, guides and checklists to download
Coming soon

Partners

A common table.
Not a new chain of command.

F3 connects churches, ministries and recovery groups with public agencies, businesses and donors. Partners keep their mission, brand and leadership.

Open now

Partner Network

Faith and community groups, public-sector partners, and providers, businesses and donors at one table.

Start a conversation
In development

CORD

The partner platform F3 is building: one shared map of needs, offers, real capacity and what’s open after a storm.

How CORD works
Coming next

Survivor Reach

Finding people cut off after a storm and connecting them to a real person who can help.

Learn more
Coming next

Volunteer Time Bank

Volunteer hours on eligible work can count toward a community’s share of recovery costs.

Learn more

Marketplace

What is needed.
What is available.
A way to connect them.

A shared marketplace for organizations at every level to find, donate, offer and procure the items, commodities and services that response and recovery require.

Start with clear needs and accountable providers. Add transactions only where availability, responsibilities and fulfillment can be confirmed.

Marketplace coming soon
Discuss marketplace participation
THE RESOURCE EXCHANGEHow it works
FIND WHAT YOUR ORGANIZATION NEEDS

Start with a specific need.

Browse relevant commodities, equipment and services by category, location and availability.

  1. Describe the item or service.
  2. Confirm the quantity, location and timing.
  3. Connect with an appropriate provider.
Water & foodPower & equipmentTransportRecovery services
Example only. Live inventory and checkout are coming.

FAQ

What is F3?

F3 stands for Faith. Friends. Family. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps churches, neighbors and response groups get ready for disasters and help each other through them.

Who started F3?

F3 was founded by Gregg Phillips, who has spent decades leading disaster response teams in the United States and around the world. Read his story.

Are F3's tools free?

Yes. The weather alerts, readiness maps and volunteer training on this site are free for everyone.

Where does F3 work?

We are starting along the Gulf Coast and across the South. Anyone in the United States can join and take the free training.

Is F3 a government agency?

No. F3 is an independent nonprofit. We work alongside emergency managers, churches and community groups, and every partner keeps its own identity and leadership.

Are gifts to F3 tax-deductible?

Yes. F3 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 39-2948146, so gifts are tax-deductible to the extent the law allows. Give to F3.

What should I do in an emergency?

If anyone is in danger, call 911. For food, shelter or other local help, call or text 211.

Faith. Friends. Family.

Your work is the mission.
Let’s make the connection.

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