Haiti: Resources and how to help

March 6, 2014 11:35 AM PT

From Staff and Wire reports

In the wake of the utter devastation inflicted by the earthquake in Haiti, the efforts and contributions of people everywhere are crucial. If you’re looking for ways to help, try these organizations:

The U.S. State Department Operations Center has established a hotline for Americans seeking information about relatives in Haiti: (888) 407-4747.

The department cautioned that because of heavy volume, some callers may hear a recording.

Listed here are some leading examples of the many relief organizations which have mobilized for Haiti.Following is a list of relief organizations requesting donations, and other resources, arranged alphabetically. For independent evaluations of these groups, please see CharityNavigator.

If you are a member of an organization working to bring aid to Haiti and would like to be added to the list please email daniel.siegal@latimes.com with HAITI: HOW TO HELP in the subject line, and relevant information in the body, thanks.

Clinton Bush Haiti FundIn response to a request from President Obama to help with both long- and short-term needs in Haiti, former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF).

To contribute, you can visit their online donation page or mail a check to:

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
c/o William J. Clinton Foundation
Donations Department
610 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
c/o Communities Foundation of Texas
5500 Caruth Haven Lane
Dallas, TX 75225

American Red CrossDisaster Online Newsroom

The American Red Cross is on the ground in Haiti.

Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti. The donation will be charged to your cellphone bill.

To send a check: American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013;
1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish)
www.redcross.org

Spirit Airlines is offering 5,000 “free spirit” miles for donating to the Red Cross.
Choice Hotels is allowing members to use their points to donate to the American Red Cross Haiti relief effort.

AmeriCaresCNN’s Ann Curry suggests donating to AmeriCares, who are “gearing up to take in medicines to Haiti,” she says.

International Medical CorpsSanta Monica-based International Medical Corps says it has an emergency response team providing medical care outside the general hospital near the presidential palace in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Members of the team are also visiting hospitals around the city to assess their needs. The group is accepting donations on its website imcworldwide.org.

If the page will not load, call 310 826-7800 x119, or email donation@imcworldwide.org

Mercy CorpsA group of Mercy Corps relief workers began arriving in Haiti on Thursday.
Donate online: donate.mercycorps.org
To send a check:
Mercy Corps; Haiti Earthquake Fund; Dept NR; PO Box 2669; Portland, OR 97208
1-888-256-1900

National Nurses Unitedwww.nationalnursesunited.orgA national organization of registered nurses is calling for nurses throughout the U.S. to volunteer to assist Haitian residents by providing emergency short term and long term medical support. Nurses can sign up at the NNU Web site.

Save the ChildrenDonate online: savethechildren.org
1-800-728-3843
Donate $10 by texting “SAVE” to 20222
Information on Save the Children’s emergency response in Haiti here.

UnicefDonations to Unicef can be made online, by printing a form, or by calling 1.800.FOR.KIDS (1.800.367.5437).

Spirit Airlines is offering 5,000 “free spirit” miles for donating to Unicef.

United Nations World Food ProgramThe United Nations World Food Program is the largest UN agency coordinating the response to the Haiti earthquake. Donations can be made at www.wfp.org.

Yele HaitiHaitian-born Wyclef Jean is asking his fans to donate to the community service organization he founded in Haiti, Yele Haiti. Donations can be made at the site, or automatically by texting YELE to 501501 to give $5. More information about Yele Haiti here.

Spirit Airlines is offering 5,000 “free spirit” miles for donating to Yele Haiti.

Alphabetical list of relief organizations:

ActionAid International USADonate online: www.actionaidusa.org
1-202-835-1240

Action Against HungerDonate online: www.actionagainsthunger.org
1-800-424-2372

Adventist Development and Relief AgencyDonate online: www.adra.org
1-877-777-1420

Agape FlightsDonate online: www.agapeflights.com
1-941-584-8078

American Refugee CommitteeDonate online: www.arcrelief.org
1-800-875-7060

American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeDonate online: www.jdc.org
1-212-687-6200

American Jewish World ServiceDonate online: ajws.org
1-212-792-2900

AmeriCaresDonate online: www.americares.org
1-800-486-4357

Artists for Peace and JusticeDonate online: www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.com
info@artistsforpeaceandjustice.com

Beyond BordersDonate online: www.beyondborders.net
1-866-424-8403

B’nai B’rith InternationalDonate online: www.bnaibrith.org
1-202-857-6600

CAREDonate online: www.care.org
1-800-521-2273

CarmaFoundationDonate online: www.carmafoundation.org

Catholic Relief ServicesDonate online: crs.org
1-800-736-3467

CHF InternationalDonate online: www.chfinternational.org
1-866-779-2243

Childcare WorldwideDonate online: www.childcareworldwide.org
1-800-553-2328

ChildFund InternationalDonate online: www.childfund.org
1-800-776-6767

Church World ServicesDonate online: www.churchworldservice.org
1-800-297-1516

Clinton FoundationDonate online: www.clintonfoundation.org
1-501-748-0471
Text “HAITI” to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Foundation’s Haiti relief efforts

Concern WorldwideDonate online: www.concernusa.org
1-212-557-8000

Convoy of HopeDonate online: www.convoyofhope.org
1-417-823-8998

Cross InternationalDonate online: www.crossinternational.org
1-800-391-8545

CRUDEM FoundationDonate online: www.crudem.org
1-413-642-0450

CRWRCDonate online: www.crwrc.org
1-800-55-CRWRC

Direct Relief InternationalDonate online: www.directrelief.org
1-805-964-4767

Doctors Without BordersDonate online: doctorswithoutborders.org
1-888-392-0392

Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentDonate online: www.er-d.org
1-800-334-7626

Feed My Starving ChildrenDonate online: www.fmsc.org
1-763-504-2919

FINCA InternationalDonate online: www.villagebanking.org
1-202-682-1510

Food for the HungryDonate online: https://www.fh.org
1-800-248-6437

Food for the PoorDonate online: www.foodforthepoor.org
1-800-427-9104

Friends of WFPDonate online: www.friendsofwfp.org
1-866-929-1694

Friends of the OrphansDonate online: www.friendsoftheorphans.org
1-312-386-7499

Grassroots InternationalDonate online: www.grassrootsonline.org
1-617-524-1400

Habitat for HumanityDonate online: www.habitat.org
1-800-422-4828

Haiti ChildrenDonate online: www.haitichildren.com
1-877-424-8454

Haiti Foundation Against PovertyDonate online: haitifoundation.com
1-616-608-6606

Haitian Health FoundationDonate online: www.haitianhealthfoundation.org
1-860-886-4357

Haiti MarycareDonate online: www.haitimarycare.com
1-203-675-4770

Haitian Orthodox MissionDonate online: www.haitianorthodoxmission.org

Hands TogetherDonate online: www.handstogether.org
1-413-731-7716

Healing Hands for HaitiDonate online: www.healinghandsforhaiti.org
1-651-769-5846

Heifer InternationalDonate online: www.heifer.org
1-800-696-1918
Heifer has worked in Haiti for more than 10 years and currently works with more than 16,000 families in Haiti, providing gifts of livestock, seeds, trees and training, to help them become self-reliant.

Helping Hands International FoundationDonate online: www.hhifinc.org
1-800-986-9640
Helping Hands International Foundation is organizing a medical relief team to go to Haiti on Feb. 7th, and needs medical supplies, especially pain medications Morphine and Dilaudid. They also have room for more doctors and nurses - interested parties should contact them at info@hhifinc.org

Hospital Albert Schweitzer HaitiDonate online: www.hashaiti.org
A hospital 40 miles outside Port-au-Prince that needs all the help it can get to treat the 500+ patients currently seeking treatment at the 80 bed facility.

Hope for HaitiDonate online: www.hopeforhaiti.com
1-239-434-7183

Humane Society of the United StatesDonate online: www.humanesociety.org
1-301-258-8276

International Child CareDonate online: www.internationalchildcare.org
1-800-722-4453

International Medical CorpsDonate online: www.imcworldwide.org
1-800-481-4462

International Organization for MigrationDonate online: www.iom.int

International Rescue CommitteeDonate online: www.theirc.org
1-877-733-8433

International Relief TeamsDonate online: www.irteams.org
1-619-284-7979

Interpreters and Translators Volunteering for HaitiSign up or look for a translator on Facebook
For those seeking translation resources relating to Haiti

Islamic Relief USADonate online: www.islamicreliefusa.org
1-888-479-4968

Limbs For Life FoundationVisit the blog : HERE
1-405-843-5174
Limbs for Life hopes to send its first mission to the island and build 50 prosthetic limbs for Haiti by Feb. 15, 2010

Logistics Cluster BlogVisit the blog : HERE
Realtime updates from Haiti, plus information for volunteers and others who want to help.

Lutheran World ReliefDonate online: www.lwr.org
1-800-597-5972

MADREDonate online: www.madre.org
1-212-627-0444

MAP InternationalDonate online: www.map.org
1-800-225-8550

Medical Benevolence FoundationDonate online: www.mbfoundation.org
1-800-547-7627

Medical Teams InternationalDonate online: www.medicalteams.org
1-800-959-4325

Meds and Food for KidsDonate online: mfkhaiti.org
1-314-420-1634

Mennonite Central CommitteeDonate online: mcc.org
1-888-563-4676

Mercy CorpsDonate online: www.mercycorps.org
1-888-256-1900

Merlin USADonate online: merlin-usa.org

Missionaries of the PoorDonate online: www.missionariesofthepoor.org
1-404-248-1197

National Nurses Unitedwww.nationalnursesunited.org