Haiti Earthquake: How To Donate To Haiti Earthquake Relief

5:14 p.m. on January 12, 2010 - CNN World reported a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southern Haiti, as announced by the U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. State Department told to expect "serious loss of life" in Haiti.

These charities are providing direct relief to Haitians following Tuesday's devastating earthquake:

American Red Cross
Online: http://www.redcrossstl.org
Telephone: Call 314-516-2782 or 314-516-2800
Text message: Text the word “HAITI” to 90999, and a $10 donation will be given to the Red Cross. The $10 donation will appear on your next mobile bill.
Mail: 10195 Corporate Square, St. Louis, MO 63132-2905

Food for the Poor Haiti Earthquake Relief
Online: http://www.foodforthepoor.org
Telephone: 954-427-2222
Mail: 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073

World Vision Haiti Earthquake Relief
Online: http://www.worldvision.org
Telephone: 866-280-6587
Mail: P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063-9716

UNICEF Haiti Earthquake Relief
Online: http://www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake
Telephone: 1-800-4UNICEF
Mail: U.S. Fund for UNICEF, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038

Wyclef Jean's foundation, Yele Haiti.
Online: http://www.yele.org
Text message: Text "Yele" to 501501 and $5 will be charged to your phone bill and go toward Hatian relief projects.
Telephone: 212-352-0552
Mail: P.O. Box 2345, New York, NY 10108

Samaritan’s Purse Haiti Earthquake Relief
Online: http://samaritanspurse.org
Telephone: 800-528-1980
Mail: P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000

International Rescue Committee
Online: http://TheIRC.org
Telephone: 877-REFUGEE
Mail: P.O. Box 96651, Washington, DC 20090-6651
Mail: P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607

Catholic Relief Services
Online: http://CRS.org
Telephone: 800-736-3467
Mail: 228 W. Lexington, Baltimore, MD 21201-3413

Episcopal Relief & Development
Online: http://www.er-d.org
Telephone: 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129
(No mail option)

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Online: http://www.jdc.org

Reaching family or loved ones:
For inquiries about relatives living and who have citizenship in Haiti, please be patient and call repeatedly until the lines clear or contact other family members who live nearby. Telephone, Internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster. People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.


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