Help for Haiti
Haiti’s an impoverished nation that is asking for fiscal help in the wake of the terrible destruction from the 7.0 Earthquake, the largest ever in that region of the World. Moreover the nation’s being battered with aftershocks.
Power is out everywhere and people are in the dark and need help.
The capital city of Port-Au-Prince has been catastrophically damaged.
American Jewish World Service – Has a special Haiti-relief effort underway.
American Red Cross (Reportedly has contributed $200,000 to Haiti relief.)
AmeriCares Help For Haiti. Goes to their International Disaster Relief Fund.
CARE – Reportedly has an ongoing program that focuses on food, water, and health security in Haiti For program info: http://www.care.org/careswork/countryprofiles/61.asp (donation link is in the name itself.)
Chuck Simmins also has this blog – http://northshorejournal.org/haiti-earthquake-aid – of coverage of the Haiti Earthquake Disaster and where to donate, including any organizations that may not be listed here.
Doctors without Boarders – Updated web page to reflect their Haiti assistance efforts.
HaitiArise – HaitiArise has provided education and relief for the past six years. It’s a registered Canadian charity and reports that 100 percent of donated funds go directly to Haiti.
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund – by Vanguard Public Foundation in San Francisco. Established for Haiti before the Earthquake.
Life In Haiti – Founded in 2007 by R.J. (Bob) Davisson. They have a school in Chabin and report they’re providing education to 400 children.
Mercy Corps – Mercy Corps’ website is devoted to the Haiti Earthquake Disaster; they’re deploying a team bound for Haiti now.
Mountain Top Ministries – Based in Chicago, they’re organizing a medical team to go to Haiti.
Partners in Health – You can use the drop-down menu to specify donations to Haiti.
Sirona Cares – Has a trip scheduled for next Tuesday. Michelle Lacourciere’s the Director. You can contact her at the link to the blog. The blog itself features posts on Haiti efforts and stories before the Earthquake struck.
Three Angels Children’s Relief – Reportedly has a school and medical clinic in Petionville.
Touch Ministries – Recommended but has no Haiti-specific page or announcement as of this writing.
Yele Haiti – Wyclef Jean’s Haiti initiative to assist his native Haiti.
UNICEF – UNICEF has set up a special page for donations for the children of Haiti. In an email, UNICEF’s Alissa Pinck reports: “UNICEF’s country office in Haiti and the regional office located in Panama is on the ground and have already deployed emergency teams to assess the situation and determine what the additional emergency needs are for the people of Haiti.”
World Vision – Has a Haiti-specific page with a range of donation levels. The organization says they’re on the ground in Haiti already.
we have to help these people with prayer!!
whatever is in our capacity to do prayer, food, money, anything we can contribute. They need us!
A small amount goes a long way in a country like Haiti.
We can save them.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this post. So many people will think to do something but never take the time. Great post.
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Great News – I’m so glad for them that lots of Aid is on the way.