The University of Washington’s Center for Disaster Resilient Communities supports communities before, during and after disasters. With historic floods impacting Western Washington, we are committed to supporting our practice partners with our research resources to help affected communities.
In past disasters, we have partnered to:
- Assess and map damage and exposures
- Use AI to streamline manual processes
- Conduct community needs assessments (e.g., Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Responses, trauma-informed listening sessions, surveys)
- Evaluate health and well-being impacts
- Analyze the reach and effectiveness of risk communications
- Facilitate response and recovery evaluations (e.g., look-backs, after-action reports, community surveys)
To support the response to this flooding, we will host informal research response office hours on December 22, 2025, at 10 a.m. Pacific via Zoom. Please join us to describe any needs or ideas and to explore potential partnership opportunities. Please register via our Zoom form if you would like to attend.
If you are unable to join office hours but have needs we might support, please contact us through our online contact form. Even if you are unsure whether we are the right fit, reach out; if we cannot help, we will try to connect you with someone who can.