
The evening of Jan. 12, the small island country of Haiti was devastated by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake; the death toll has been estimated in the hundreds of thousands. How can you help? Check out the following list of organizations now accepting donations on behalf of Haiti and its people.
- Action Against Hunger: 877-777-1420, www.actionagainsthunger.org
- American Red Cross: 800-733-2767, www.redcross.org, or text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10
- American Jewish World Service: 212-792-2900, 800-889-7146, www.ajws.org/haitiearthquake
- AmeriCares: 800-486-HELP www.americares.org
- Beyond Borders: 610-277-5045, www.beyondborders.net
- CARE: 800-521-CARE - www.care.org
- Catholic Relief Services: 888-277-7575 www.crs.org
- Childcare Worldwide: 800-553-2328 www.childcareworldwide.org
- Direct Relief International: 805-964-4767, www.directrelief.org
- Doctors Without Borders: 888-392-0392, www.doctorswithoutborders.org
- Episcopal Relief and Development: 800-334-7626 ext. 5129, www.er-d.org
- Feed My Starving Children: 763-404-7416, 763-504-2919, www.fmsc.org
- Friends of the World Food Program: 202-530-1694, www.friendsofwfp.org
- Grassroots International: 617-524-1400, www.grassrootsinternational.org
- Haitian Health Foundation: 860-886-HELP, www.haitianhealthfoundation.org
- Hope for Haiti: 239-434-7183, www.hopeforhaiti.com
- International Medical Corps: 800-481-4462 www.imcworldwide.org
- International Relief Teams: 619-284-7979, www.irteams.org
- International Rescue Committee: 877-733-8433, www.theirc.org
- Medical Teams International: 800-959-4325, www.medicalteams.org
- Meds and Food for Kids: 314-420-1634, www.mfkhaiti.org
- Mercy Corps: 888-256-1900, www.mercycorps.org
- Operation USA: 800-678-7255, www.opusa.org
- Oxfam America: 800-776-9326, www.oxfamamerica.org
- Partners in Health: 617-432-5298, act.pih.org/earthquake
- Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY, www.salvationarmyusa.org
- Samaritan’s Purse: 800-528-1980, www.samaritanspurse.org
- Save the Children: 800-728-3843, www.savethechildren.org
- UNICEF: 800-486-4233, www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake
- World Concern: 800-755-5022, www.worldconcern.org/haiti-earthquake
- World Vision: 888-511-6548, www.worldvision.org
- Yele Haiti: 212-352-0552, www.yele.org, or text YELE to 501501 to donate $5
*People looking for information about American family members in Haiti should call the State Department’s Overseas Citizens Services at 888-407-4747.