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Haitian Earthquake Relief
By now you know the worst earthquake in more than 200 years hit the island of Haiti on January 12th, 2010. Early estimates put the possible death toll in the tens of thousands. WUMD has put together a list of verified charitable organizations rushing to Haiti's aid: Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420 Agape Flights, 941-584-8078 American Red Cross, 800-733-2767 American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900 AmeriCares, 800-486-4357 Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403 CARE, 800-521-2273 CarmaFoundation Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467 Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328 Concern Worldwide, 212-557-8000 Cross International, 800-391-8545 Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767 Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392 Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919 Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104 Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694 Haiti Children, 877-424-8454 Haiti Foundation Against Poverty Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770 Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357 Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183 International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462 International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433 International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979 Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972 Medical Teams International, 800-959-4325 Meds and Food for Kids, 314-420-1634 Mennonite Central Committee, 888-563-4676 Mercy Corps, 888-256-1900 Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537 Operation USA, 800-678-7255 Oxfam, 800-776-9326 Partners in Health, 617-432-5298 Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552 The Salvation Army, 800-725-2769 Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980 Save the Children, 800-728-3843 UN Central Emergency Response Fund UNICEF, 800-367-5437 World Concern, 800-755-5022 World Hope International, 888-466-4673 World Relief, 800-535-5433 World Vision, 888-511-6548 Yele Haiti, 212-352-0552 The U.S. State Department Operations Center said Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti should call 1-888-407-4747. Due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording. "Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American citizens through our Warden Network," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. "Communications are very difficult within Haiti at this time." The FBI urges people who are looking for ways to help with earthquake relief to be wary of solicitations that could be from scam artists. "Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization or a good cause," the FBI said, in passing along these tips:
The FBI says anyone receipting an e-mail that appears to be a scam should forward it to this website: www.ic3.gov |
