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Support CAWA

Help Strengthen Weather Awareness, Reporting, and Community Response Across Central Appalachia

The Central Appalachia Weather Authority is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to improve severe weather awareness, public reporting, preparedness, and community response across the region.

Your support helps CAWA continue building a stronger regional weather network through outreach, volunteer coordination, public information, and reporting tools that serve communities across PA, WV, OH, and MD.

Why Your Support Matters

Communities across Central Appalachia face severe thunderstorms, flooding, winter weather, and other high-impact events. CAWA exists to help strengthen awareness, improve communication, and support the communities we serve through regional weather reporting, volunteer coordination, and public-facing outreach.

Every donation helps CAWA grow its ability to inform, support, and serve communities across Central Appalachia.

What Your Donation Helps Support

Weather Reporting & Situational Awareness

Support public weather reporting, mapping, situational awareness tools, and regional information that helps people stay informed during impactful weather.

Volunteer Recruitment & Coordination

Help CAWA grow a reliable volunteer network that can support operations, field reporting, outreach, and mission-driven regional coverage.

Preparedness & Outreach

Help expand public education, weather awareness, local outreach, and community preparedness efforts across the region.

Where Your Support Goes

Reporting Tools Mapping, communications, and public reporting systems that improve situational awareness.
Volunteer Development Recruitment, coordination, onboarding, and training support for volunteers across multiple mission areas.
Community Outreach Materials, communications, and public-facing efforts that help strengthen regional preparedness and awareness.
Operational Growth Website, communications, and mission-related costs that help CAWA continue growing responsibly and effectively.

Other Ways to Support CAWA

Volunteer With CAWA

Support the mission directly by joining our volunteer network and helping with reporting, outreach, field support, or operations.

View Volunteer Opportunities

Support Through Fundraising & Merch

You can also help support CAWA through fundraising efforts, merchandise campaigns, and by sharing our mission with others.

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Trust & Transparency

CAWA is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations may be tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Your support helps fund mission-related work that strengthens weather awareness, community support, reporting, and preparedness across Central Appalachia.

If you have questions about giving, partnerships, or other ways to support CAWA, please contact us at contact@appalachiaweather.org.

Thank You for Supporting CAWA

Your support helps us continue building a stronger weather and response network for Central Appalachia. We are grateful for every person who chooses to support this mission.