Help the People of Haiti
Posted by anuska072 on January 18, 2010
On January 12, 2010 Haiti has suffered an earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale. In the following days, a few smaller ones of about 4.7 degrees struck the small French speaking island. Since that disastrous Tuesday, it has been estimated that more than 100,000 people died and about 3 million have been affected by the earthquake. Many key governmental buildings have collapsed, along with an array of homes, businesses, schools, and hospitals. The people of Haiti are still being excavated from the rubbles, some alive, but many dead. Lack of food, shelter, and fear for personal safety has left the order in this country far from kept.
Many across the United States are uniting in efforts to help those affected by this natural disaster; various organizations such as Save the Children, UNICEF, AmeriCorps and Red Cross, to name the few are accepting donations, volunteers, and any form of help that could be used to help the people of Haiti.
Please, if you have any questions or concerns or would like to join the benevolent efforts many are embarking upon, refer to the contacts below.
Catholic Relief Services:
Address and mail checks to: Archdiocese of Detroit CRS Relief Efforts (4th Floor), 1234 Washington Blvd. , Detroit 48226 ;
donate at www.aodonline.org,
or call 800-736-3467.
American Red Cross:
Go to www.redcross.org and click on “donate to the International Response Fund”
or call 800-REDCROSS.
The Haiti Foundation Against Poverty:
Nonprofit in Grand Rapids that funds an elementary school in Port-au-Prince seeks donations, food and medical supplies. For information, go to www.haitipoverty.org.
Registered Nurse Response Network:
Organization of registered nurses has activated its disaster relief program to recruit nurses to volunteer in Haiti .
Go to www.nationalnursesunited.org.
AMERICARES:
88 Hamilton Ave. , Stamford , Conn. 06902
or call 800-486-4357
MERCY CORPS:
Dept. W, P.O. Box 2669, Portland, Ore., 97208-2669
or call 888-256-1900
OXFAM AMERICA:
226 Causeway St., 5th Floor, Boston, Mass. 02114-2206
or call 800-776-9326
THE SALVATION ARMY:
615 Slaters Lane, P.O. Box 269 , Alexandria , Va. 22313
SAVE THE CHILDREN:
Haiti Earthquake Children in Emergency Fund, 54 Wilton Road , Westport , Conn. 06880 or call 800-728-3843.
WORLD VISION:
Haiti Earthquake Relief, P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, Wash., 98063-9716
or call 888-511-6548.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA:
333 Seventh Ave. , 2nd Floor, New York , N.Y. 10001-5004
or call 888-392-0392
INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES:
P.O. Box 630225 , Baltimore , Md. 21263-0225
or call 877-803-4622
U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF:
125 Maiden Lane , New York , N.Y. 10038
or call 800-367-5437.
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