KIDS4KIDS RELIEF PRESENTS
READY TOGETHER
A Free, Youth-Led Hurricane Preparedness & Mental Wellness Workbook for Families
Ready Together helps families prepare for hurricanes through clear plans, printable tools, official resources, and age-appropriate support for kids and teens. Sam Crimaldi served as the primary author and project lead, with contributions from other Kids4Kids Relief student leaders across Florida.
Review status and source-check dates are published transparently in the workbook.
Free Digital Edition • 233 pages • 10 chapters • Updated August 2026
Ready Together at a Glance
Ready Together turns a large, complicated preparedness process into practical tools families and youth groups can use one step at a time.
233 Pages
Complete digital workbook
10 Chapters
Preparedness, safety, wellness, recovery, and leadership
Fast-access family planning tools
Why Ready Together Was Created
Kids4Kids Relief began after Hurricane Ian, when its youth founders saw that disaster recovery is not only about rebuilding homes or replacing supplies. Kids can also lose routines, school time, comfort, connection, and a sense of normalcy.
Sam Crimaldi expanded the organization's earlier preparedness checklists into Ready Together and served as the primary author and project lead. He coordinated official-source research, youth contributors, review packets, design, publication planning, video production, and digital distribution. Jolie Crimaldi and Julianna Crimaldi made significant contributions to the workbook's youth perspective and project development.
• FREE DOWNLOADS
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Choose the complete workbook or begin with one practical tool.
Family Hurricane Plan
A short family-planning pack covering zones, contacts, evacuation, communication, and family-specific needs.
Seven-Day Hurricane Kit Checklist
A printable supply guide families can build over time.
Before, During & After a Hurricane
A timeline checklist from hurricane season through the first week after a storm.
• VIDEOS & MATCHING DOWNLOADS
10 Days, 10 Hurricane Preparedness Actions
Each short video answers one common question and connects to one matching download families can use immediately.
How Do You Make a Family Hurricane Plan? 5 Simple Steps
Decide in advance where your family will go, how you will reach each other, and who is responsible for pets, medications, and documents — then write it down where everyone can find it.
What Goes in a Seven-Day Hurricane Kit?
Plan for seven days of water, non-perishable food, medications, batteries, light, and cash — built up a few items at a time instead of all at once.
The Remaining Seven Actions
• CHAPTER LIBRARY
Browse the Complete Workbook by Chapter
Download the full workbook above, or take one chapter at a time.
• GET INVOLVED
Bring Ready Together to Your Community
Host a Ready Together Session
Use a 15-, 30-, or 60-minute format with a school, club, library, team, or youth group.
Start a Kids4Kids Relief Chapter
Begin with a few students, a trusted adult, one preparedness activity, and one way to measure participation.
Share with a School or Community Group
Give educators and community partners the free Quick Reference Guide and program overview.
• HOW IT WAS BUILT
How Ready Together Was Developed
Ready Together was developed using official public guidance from emergency management, weather, health, mental health, food safety, consumer safety, flood-insurance, and other authoritative sources. Selected content underwent limited-scope review. Current review status and source-check dates are published in the workbook.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ready Together?
A free 233-page hurricane preparedness and mental wellness workbook for families, published by Kids4Kids Relief, with a 15-page Quick Reference Guide and ten short action videos.
Who created Ready Together?
Sam Crimaldi served as the primary author and project lead. A group of Kids4Kids Relief leaders made contributions to the workbook's youth perspective and project development including Bella Cheanvechai, Riley Cheanvechai, Jolie Crimaldi, Julianna Crimaldi, Nathan Druskis, Finley Mace, Lily Mace, and Makenzie Moorer.
Who can use it?
Families preparing for hurricanes, and students, schools, youth groups, libraries, and community organizations. Everything on this page is free to download, print, and share.
How was the workbook reviewed?
Content was developed from official public guidance, and selected sections underwent limited-scope review. Current review status and source-check dates are published in the workbook itself.