Haiti Earthquake: How You Can Help the Victims
By now you’ve heard that Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was hit by a magnitude-7 earthquake on Tuesday. The Creole- and French-speaking Caribbean country was still struggling to recover from the 2008 catastrophic storms when disaster unexpectedly struck again.
Many schools, hospitals and other buildings collapsed and now fires are spreading quickly with no water to contain the flames. The numerous deaths and destruction have only contributed more suffering to an already impoverished nation. Haiti needs immediate aid and will continue to need aid to rebuild.
The support of the online community has been overwhelming between people using Twitter and Facebook to share information on ways to help and ways to donate and the U.S. Department of State’s use of their blog and Twitter to provide updates and attempt to reunite families. Organizations like the Red Cross and musician Wyclef Jean’s nonprofit Yele acted quickly by accepting donations through cell phone text messages. Rescue teams from the D.C. metro area, in particular Fairfax County,VA and Prince George’s County, MD, united with other organizations from across the country to support our brothers and sisters in Haiti during this time of need.
How You Can Help the Victims in Haiti
Yele
Text “yele” to 510 510 to donate $5
American Red Cross
Send a $10 donation by texting ‘Haiti’ to 9099
Donate by phone – dial (800) Redcross or (800) 257-7575.
Donate by mail by contacting their local Red Cross chapter or by mailing a donation to the following address:
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington D.C. 20013
William J. Clinton Foundation Donate Online
Mercy Corps Donate online
Donate by phone – (888) 256-1900
Donate by mail by sending a check to the follow address:
Mercy Corps
Dept W
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
UNICEF Donate Online
Food for the Hungry Donate Online
The Salvation Army Donate Online
Doctors Without Borders Donate Online
World Food Programme Donate Online
CARE Donate Online
Donate by phone – (800) 422-7385
Hope for Haiti Donate Online
I have friends from Haiti who came to the U.S. in pursuit of the great American dream that we all work daily to achieve. I’ve seen their pain as they desperately yearned to hear from loved ones – mothers, fathers, siblings, friends.
The amount of support and desire to help across the country has touched my heart and should remind us all how truly wonderful the United States truly is and how we can achieve amazing results by uniting, this time with our global community.
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