The following is an updated list of organizations you can donate to including some groups we mentioned last week:
- Action Against Hunger
- AmeriCares
- American Jewish World Service
- American Red Cross
- Baptist Haiti Mission
- Beyond Borders
- CARE
- Catholic Relief Services
- Compassion International
- Direct Relief International
- Doctors Without Borders
- Food for the Hungry
- Habitat for Humanity
- Haitian Health Foundation
- Hope for Haiti
- Islamic Relief USA
- Lions Club International
- Medical Teams International
- Mercy Corps
- Operation Blessing International
- Oxfam America
- Pan American Development Foundation
- Partners in Health
- Project HOPE
- Salvation Army
- Samaritan’s Purse
- UNICEF
- United Way
- World Food Program
(Big thanks to these articles from CBS News and USA TODAY for providing links to some of the above charities).
Image- Sydney Morning Herald (“Earthquake victims wait to receive food aid. Photo: Reuters.”)
Online Sources- Too many to individually mention
2 comments:
Thanks for posting the links. I have a few up for those readers in Mexico here: http://mexfiles.net/2010/01/14/haitian-relief-account/
Any national Cruz Roja/Red Cross is also a good bet for those of us outside the United States.
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Haiti & Deepening Perspectives on Sustainable Land Development
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