Collier Disaster Alliance

🐶 Don't forget your pet prep! 🐈

Like it or not…IT’S HERE! Today marks the official first day of Hurricane Season!
Is it just me, or do some of these names just sound like they are destined to be bad?😂
Can't we name them things like Hope, Faith, Kitty, or Casper?😁

🌀Be sure to restock with the basics this Florida Hurricane Preparedness Week:

✔️ Water (one gallon per person, per day)
✔️ Non-perishable food
✔️ Flashlights & extra batteries
✔️ Medications & important documents
✔️ Emergency weather radio

Think about your household’s specific needs—pets, kids, or medical equipment & plan accordingly.

💸Summer Youth Employment Program through CareerSource Southwest Florida!

This is a valuable opportunity for young individuals to gain hands-on work experience, build career skills, and earn income over the summer. We encourage you to share this information with eligible youth and families in your network.

Please visit www.careersourceswfl.com to learn more and apply. Youth summer jobs - your career starts here!

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry has published its May 2026 distribution locations and times.

⏰ We are 5️⃣ very short weeks away from the beginning of the 2026 🌀hurricane season!

✏️CCPS has released the new 2026-2027 start and dismissal times for the school year.

CSU has published its first 2026 Hurricane Season Forecast!
The full forecast can be found here:
https://tropical.colostate.edu/forecasting.html

🌀 NEW: The 2026 Hurricane Season forecast from Colorado State University is in. It calls for a below-average to near-average season in terms of the number of storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes due to a strengthening El Niño by the peak of hurricane season. Historically, strong El Niño events lead to greater wind shear and a suppression or lowering of tropical activity across the Caribbean, Gulf and Atlantic. While that would obviously be great news, remember, just takes one big storm to seem like an active year (which can still occur even during El Niño years like Betsy-1965, Camille-1969 and Michael-2018). Hope for the best, but always be prepared just in case.

🎉Family Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 11, from
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Immokalee Sports Complex (505 Escambia St., Immokalee, FL 34142)

🚩The National Hurricane Center issued NEW graphics for the 2026 Hurricane Season🌀

National Hurricane Center to issue new forecast cone graphics for 2026 hurricane season | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.