Is there gas in the area? IOW, are stations open? How are the neighbors doing?
Maybe someone has some in the garage they used for the lawnmower. Then you and your neighbors could make arrangements to do sort of a round robin (watching other kids, getting gas, bringing home some more in a can for another neighbor who needs enough to get to the station).
Are you close to areas where the storm wiped out areas or are you further out? Are you in a rural area?
If you are in a hard hit, but not devestated area sometimes an option might be to have the local authorities (or even your boss) take you to a job that may be considered "essential."
When we lived in Syracuse, one option for hospital employees after a blizzard would be to call the city police to transportation if you lived in the city limits. (Man, I will take an old fashioned blizzard over a hurricane any day.)
Not trying to say you have not thought of these things, but if you are like me, sometimes the brain needs a bit of a nudge after this type of experience. Best of luck to you.
I won't post it, but the new scanner report wants me to say Just Damn