Grassroots Disaster Preparedness Listening Tour, Pittsboro, NC - Stop 5

Our home stop. Join us in Pittsboro to share what worked, what didn't, and help shape the grassroots disaster network we're building.
About this Event

Hosted by Quilt Maker Cafe and Nearby Nearby Network

Aug 13th, 2026, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, Quilt Maker Cafe, 75 W Salisbury Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312

This one is home for us. Pittsboro is where we are based, and we could not do a tour across the state without sitting down with our own neighbors first.

Come tell us what worked, what didn't, and what is still hard, whether you weathered a disaster here, lend a hand to Western NC, or just care about how this community holds together when things get hard. You know things no outside expert ever will.

We also want to show you what we are building, and hear straight from you whether it would actually help. Nearby Nearby Network is a first-of-its-kind, neighbor-helping-neighbor grassroots disaster network, set up before a disaster, not scrambled together after one. People always talk about the first 72 hours, and we will too, but this goes further. It is about keeping good information flowing inside the community when cell service fails, and helping neighbors not just get through the emergency but recover as life comes back.

To be clear about what this is and what it is not. We are not emergency management, and we are not here to replace first responders. We are building the support and the infrastructure at the neighbor and grassroots level, before a disaster, so that information and communication open up sooner. That means responders can move faster with real information from the ground, and the organizations and volunteers who come to help are better organized and understand what the community actually needs.

If you have ideas, suggestions, or something you wish had existed, bring them. This is as much your blueprint as ours.

Seating is limited to about 20 to keep the conversation meaningful, so please register through Eventbrite to hold your spot. Light snacks provided.

Nearby Nearby Network
nearbynearbynetwork.org

This is one of eight stops along the tour. Find out more here: nearbynearbynetwork.org/events/

Nearby Nearby Network is an NC registered 501(c)(3), FEIN 41-3087248, DLN 26053448010506.