Help for Haiti

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. Information is still becoming available and this page will be updated to help direct those interested in helping to the right places
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If you are looking for relatives and friends in Haiti, the ICRC has set up a Locate Your Relatives page:

http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/WFL_HTI.NSF/DocIndex/locate_eng?opendocument
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Phone number for Americans looking for their relatives in Haiti 1-888-407-4747
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Putting a stop to rumors: Facebook and twitter have been abuzz with incorrect info. American Airlines and Jet Blue are NOT offering free flights to medical personnel traveling to Haiti. UPS is NOT offering free shipping to Haiti for packages under 50 lbs. Please do not spread this false information as it can be damaging to legitimate relief efforts underway.

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If you need to contact us, please email nick@itsjustlight.com
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For those interesting in helping immediately, simply text “HAITI” to “90999″ and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.


The following is a list of legitimate charities and organization in need of donations to help with the relief efforts underway in Haiti. Please note that while we wish we could list every charity collecting funds for the relief effort, we feel it is most effective to list the ones with an active, on-the-ground presence in Haiti, rather than the charities collecting funds to re-donate to one of the listed organizations. While everyone involved is playing an important role, we want to keep this list targeted to the organizations able to offer the most immediate help and assistance. Long links have been shortened for easy re-tweeting. A mirror of this list is available to share as well at:

http://itsjustlight.com/?page_id=777



American Red Cross International Relief Fund:

http://bit.ly/7pChi9

Canadian Red Cross:

http://bit.ly/12cR1n

The Humanitarian Coalition - Canada

http://bit.ly/6kOuoI

International Committee of the Red Cross

http://bit.ly/7zaFIy

IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies:

http://bit.ly/6Gpu04

Action Aid International

http://bit.ly/7EGPHL

Disaster Emergency Committee

http://bit.ly/6BHLL9

Action Against Hunger

http://bit.ly/4ScKj9

AmeriCares

http://bit.ly/5jX9MK

MercyCorps:

http://bit.ly/4nyB0q

Oxfam America

http://bit.ly/6E9Xd8

Oxfam UK

http://bit.ly/6SwLAE

International Medical Corps:

http://bit.ly/89W696

Pan American Relief

http://bit.ly/74Opc2

ShelterBox:

http://bit.ly/4FVsTz

Medical Teams International:

http://bit.ly/4wxkal

Architecture for Humanity

http://bit.ly/8MDfJe

International Rescue Committee:

http://bit.ly/8AGZ90

AmeriCares Help For Haiti:

http://bit.ly/5bz7a9

Islamic Relief USA

http://bit.ly/4KzSDB

Food for the Hungry

http://bit.ly/67GBST

Doctors Without Borders:

http://bit.ly/4Yp1aN

Convoy of Hope

http://bit.ly/8BTzS7

UNICEF:

http://bit.ly/8RT4CQ

Childcare Worldwide

http://bit.ly/6hCvtv

Partners in Health:

http://bit.ly/7bsUly

International Organization for Migration:

http://bit.ly/66Ul9m

SOS Children's Village:

http://bit.ly/50W2ZR

Catholic Relief Services:

http://bit.ly/4OdwPp

Mennonite Central Committee

http://bit.ly/5S6OK0

St. Boniface Haiti Foundation:

http://bit.ly/6cUJzH

Kids Against Hunger:

http://bit.ly/4xjdUw

Lambi Fund

http://bit.ly/4ILGso

Episcopal Relief and Development

http://bit.ly/6v1rN7

Adventist Development and Relief Agency

http://bit.ly/4OCC3q

Compassion International

http://bit.ly/85QtXC

Outreach International:

http://bit.ly/7Xv7XE

Partners in Development:

http://bit.ly/6cE325

Hope for Haiti:

http://bit.ly/4EYFIH

Beyond Borders:

http://bit.ly/7RMCN8

American Jewish World Service:

http://bit.ly/4WYmif

Food for the Poor:

http://bit.ly/73ZcDj

Search Dog Foundation

http://bit.ly/5vdKei

Habitat for Humanity

http://bit.ly/90R7mp

Fondation Odette Roy Fombrun:

http://bit.ly/8GzxWW

Lutheran World Relief:

http://bit.ly/50DTq6

Haitian Health Foundation:

http://bit.ly/4BcsRr

Childcare Worldwide:

http://bit.ly/6hCvtv

Friends of the World Food Program:

http://bit.ly/7aEjXm

Madre.org:

http://bit.ly/8bEgZy

Samaritan's Purse:

http://bit.ly/5D9N3D

International Eye Foundation:

http://bit.ly/7jAajP

Operation USA:

http://bit.ly/8qOqNc

Save the Children:

http://bit.ly/7EL3MB

Save the Children Australia:

http://bit.ly/4Z8Oqy

Meds and Food for Kids:

http://bit.ly/5V778s

Direct Relief International:

http://bit.ly/8gLP7P

Salvation Army:

http://bit.ly/4YmC2j

Operation Blessing International:

http://bit.ly/GkW4N

World Wide Village:

http://bit.ly/5GRwph

International Relief Teams:

http://bit.ly/8qKk2f

CARE:

http://bit.ly/8VLrDr

World Vision:

http://bit.ly/5MMv0T

MOSCTHA - Socio-Cultural Movement of Haitian Workers

http://bit.ly/83RjKU

World Concern:

http://bit.ly/5lRt12

Mission Aviation Fellowship

http://bit.ly/7NrpDY

Converge Worldwide

http://bit.ly/7IX47Z

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if you know of additional information that should be added to our page or if you feel one of these organizations does not belong, please email nick@itsjustlight.com

I am the mom of 4 wonderful kids, 3 boys and 1 girl. Looking at them, you know I have had many years working with and enriching the lives of children. I have an Associates (Magna Cum Laude) in Business Management, and a Bachelors in Early childhood Development and Education with a concentration in Child Psychology. I have almost 20 years in the Early Childhood field, and loving every minute of it! You can visit my site here