Disaster Relief for Haiti
Below is a listing of a variety of organizations that have organized efforts to provide relief to the victims of the Haitian earthquake. For additional information, please contact the Foundation's office at (478) 750-9338.
JDC is collecting funds to aid relief efforts for earthquake victims on a non-sectarian basis. Damage assessment is underway as the JDC is turning to its partners on the ground, including the Red Cross and Caritas for immediate needs information. JDC is fully coordinated with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) as well as Interaction in Washington D.C. JDC and its partners worldwide have implemented similar relief efforts and continue to operate programs designed to rebuild infrastructure and community life in disaster-stricken regions.
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The American Red Cross has made available all of the relief supplies from its warehouse in Panama which would provide for basic needs for approximately 5,000 families. In addition, it is deploying a disaster management specialist to Haiti, and has additional disaster specialists on standby if needed. The American Red Cross has an extensive partnership with the Haitian Red Cross, which is expected to lead the Red Cross response to the earthquake.
>> Donate to the American Red Cross (Make sure to indicate the donation is for Haiti Relief.)
Catholic Relief Services is readying food and other aid to help families affected by the Haiti earthquake. CRS has committed an initial $5 million (US) to help survivors of the devastating quake. The CRS office in Port-au-Prince is undamaged and has 120 staff members in Port-au-Prince. CRS has pre-positioned food, water storage containers, bedding and other supplies in warehouses in Haiti and nearby countries. They will also move supplies there from the Dominican Republic and Miami.
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams in Port-au-Prince are treating large numbers of people who suffered fractures, head injuries and other major trauma during and after the January 12 earthquake. More than 1,000 patients have received care in the four tented facilities MSF, and an inflatable MSF field hospital, equipped with two operating theatres, is expected to arrive by air in the next 24 hours. Crucial personnel, including surgeons and anesthetists, and supplementary stocks of medical supplies are on the way as well. One MSF charter flight stocked with staff and supplies has already flown into Haiti carrying 25 tons of relief material—tents, medical disaster kits, blankets, plastic sheeting, jerrycans, and hygiene and cooking sets.
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Habitat for Humanity will mobilize all available resources to address shelter solutions for low-income families affected by Tuesday's earthquake. They are working closely with Habitat for Humanity Haiti, and will begin Habitat’s recovery efforts as soon as possible. Habitat has been at work in Haiti for 26 years and will use its local expertise and mobilize resources as part of the rebuilding efforts.
>> Donate to Habitat for Humanity
Hope for Haiti is mobilizing to get aid to the countless earthquake victims. The organization’s large network of supplies and technical expertise in Haiti is based in the south. Emergency Relief Buckets containing fortified dried food supplies, matches, candles, antibacterial soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, detergent, and Aquatab water purification tablets are the thrust of Hope for Haiti’s response, and 1,000 buckets are packed and on their way. In addition, Hope for Haiti is sending medications, medical supplies, and medical volunteers.
>> Donate to Hope for Haiti
In the wake of the worst disaster to strike Haiti in decades, Mission to the World is prepared to meet the terrible needs that country will face over the next months and years. MTW's Disaster Response Ministry is gathering information about needs and security in the country so that disaster teams can be readied to go in to provide further assistance. Since this ministry works in concert with Presbyterian churches and missionaries whenever a disaster strikes, they will plan the response together with them. They will have medical teams, counseling teams, and construction teams available as soon as they know more about deployment.
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Partners In Health was founded in 1987 to deliver health care to the residents of Haiti. In the 20 years since, PIH has expanded its operations to eight other sites in Haiti and nine additional countries. With hospitals and highly trained medical staff already in place in Haiti, PIH is mobilizing resources and preparing plans to bring medical assistance and supplies to areas that have been hardest hit by the devastating earthquake and aftershocks.
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The first Samaritan’s Purse cargo plane arrived in Haiti Wednesday with emergency relief supplies for victims of the massive earthquake that rocked the country on Tuesday, and five more flights are scheduled for today. The initial shipment of emergency relief items included rolls of plastic shelter material, hygiene kits, and water purification kits, as well as members of our disaster response team. Samaritan’s Purse deployed the team just hours after the earthquakes to help with water, shelter, medical care, and other emergency needs.
>> Donate to Samaritan's Purse
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the humanitarian relief agency for The United Methodist Church, has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti and is responding to the devastating earthquake with funding, material resources and prayers. Working with partners, Action by Churches Together, Church World Service, Global Medic and the Methodist Church, UMCOR is channeling its resources to respond effectively to the people most in need.
>> Donate to UMCOR