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How You Can Help In Haiti
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff

Updated: Saturday, January 16, 2009

New York – Although help is beginning to arrive in Haiti, the devastating earthquake has so far claimed 45,000-50,000 people, according to the Red Cross. Disaster relief organizations still need your assistance. Funds are needed to provide food, water, shelter, clothing and medical supplies.

Below are few ways you can help:

To assist with relief efforts, text “HAITI” to “90999” and $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross, charged to your cell phone bill. Or visit InterAction to contribute. (State Department)

To find information about friends and family in Haiti:
For missing U.S. citizen family members, call 1-888-407-4747. To help with relief efforts, text “HAITI” to “90999” and $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross, charged to your cell phone bill. Or visit InterAction to contribute.

The American Red Cross
“As with most earthquakes, we expect to see immediate needs for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support,” said Tracy Reines, director of international disaster response for the American Red Cross, in a report posted on its Web site. The American Red Cross offers several ways to donate to various funds, including international relief to Haiti. (ABC)

Yele.org
Text Yele. Wyclef Jean is urging donors to text ‘Yele’ to 501501 and make a $5 contribution to the relief effort over cell phone. Click here to get more information via Wyclef’s Twitter page. (NY Daily News)

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William J. Clinton Foundation
Former president Bill Clinton is the United Nations special envoy to Haiti. “My UN office and the rest of the UN system are monitoring the situation,” Clinton said in a statement today. “While we don’t yet know the full impact of this 7.0-magnitude earthquake, we do know that the survivors need immediate help.” (ABC)

UNICEF
Shortly following the quake’s eruption, the U.S. division of UNICEF issued a statement on its blog calling attention to some of the smallest victims of the emergency. “Children are always the most vulnerable population in any natural disaster, and UNICEF is there for them,” the statement said. (ABC)

Save the Children
Donate at savethechildren.org or make checks out to “Save the Children” and mail to: Save the Children Income Processing Department, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Conn. 06880

Mercy Corp
Go online to mercycorps.org or mail checks to Haiti Earthquake Fund, Dept. NR, PO Box 2669, Portland, Ore. 97208 or call (888) 256-1900

Direct Relief International

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