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A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the worst earthquake in more than 200 years. The damage to buildings is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be in the hundreds, even thousands.
Here's how you can help: MSNBC has put together a helpful list of charitable organizations rushing to Haiti's aid.
- Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420
- Agape Flights, 941-584-8078
- Airline Ambassadors International, 866-264-3586
- American Red Cross, 800-733-2767
- American Refugee Committee, 800-875-7060
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 212-687-6200
- American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900
- AmeriCares, 800-486-4357
- Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403
- B'nai B'rith International, 202-857-6600
- CARE, 800-521-2273
- CarmaFoundation
- Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467
- Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328
- Church World Services, 800-297-1516
- Clinton Foundation, 501-748-0471
- Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
- Concern Worldwide, 212-557-8000
- Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998
- Cross International, 800-391-8545
- CRUDEM Foundation, 413-642-0450
- CRWRC, 800-55-CRWRC
- Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767
- Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392
- Episcopal Relief and Development, 800-334-7626
- Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919
- Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104
- Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694
- Friends of the Orphans, 312-386-7499
- Habitat for Humanity, 1-800-422-4828
- Haiti Children, 877-424-8454
- Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
- Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770
- Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357
- Healing Hands for Haiti, 651-769-5846
- Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183
- International Child Care, 800-722-4453
- International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462
- International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433
- International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979
- Islamic Relief USA, 888-479-4968
- Lions Club International Foundation, 630-203-3836
- Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972
- Medical Benevolence Foundation, 800-547-7627
- 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
- Mission of Hope Haiti, 816-246-7774
- Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, 800-306-9950
- New Life for Haiti, 815-436-7633
- Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537
- Operation USA, 800-678-7255
- Oxfam, 800-776-9326
- Partners in Health, 617-432-5298
- RHEMA International, 248-652-9894
- Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552
- The Salvation Army, 800-725-2769
- Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980
- Save the Children, 800-728-3843
- ShelterBox
- UN Central Emergency Response Fund
- UNICEF, 800-367-5437
- United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583
- 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."
A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the worst earthquake in more than 200 years. The damage to buildings is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be in the hundreds, even thousands.
Here's how you can help: MSNBC has put together a helpful list of charitable organizations rushing to Haiti's aid.
- Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420
- Agape Flights, 941-584-8078
- Airline Ambassadors International, 866-264-3586
- American Red Cross, 800-733-2767
- American Refugee Committee, 800-875-7060
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 212-687-6200
- American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900
- AmeriCares, 800-486-4357
- Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403
- B'nai B'rith International, 202-857-6600
- CARE, 800-521-2273
- CarmaFoundation
- Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467
- Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328
- Church World Services, 800-297-1516
- Clinton Foundation, 501-748-0471
- Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
- Concern Worldwide, 212-557-8000
- Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998
- Cross International, 800-391-8545
- CRUDEM Foundation, 413-642-0450
- CRWRC, 800-55-CRWRC
- Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767
- Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392
- Episcopal Relief and Development, 800-334-7626
- Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919
- Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104
- Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694
- Friends of the Orphans, 312-386-7499
- Habitat for Humanity, 1-800-422-4828
- Haiti Children, 877-424-8454
- Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
- Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770
- Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357
- Healing Hands for Haiti, 651-769-5846
- Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183
- International Child Care, 800-722-4453
- International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462
- International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433
- International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979
- Islamic Relief USA, 888-479-4968
- Lions Club International Foundation, 630-203-3836
- Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972
- Medical Benevolence Foundation, 800-547-7627
- 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
- Mission of Hope Haiti, 816-246-7774
- Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, 800-306-9950
- New Life for Haiti, 815-436-7633
- Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537
- Operation USA, 800-678-7255
- Oxfam, 800-776-9326
- Partners in Health, 617-432-5298
- RHEMA International, 248-652-9894
- Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552
- The Salvation Army, 800-725-2769
- Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980
- Save the Children, 800-728-3843
- ShelterBox
- UN Central Emergency Response Fund
- UNICEF, 800-367-5437
- United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583
- 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."
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To help immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
Other text-message words and codes for donations to various organizations include:
To help immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
Other text-message words and codes for donations to various organizations include:
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