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HAITI EARTHQUAKE
How Can You Help?

The International Red Cross said that up to 3 million people may have been affected by Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. The biggest need is money. Here's some information from CNN and other reputable organizations offering assistance, along with information for loved ones.

• The U.S. State Department has set up a hotline for information on family members who may be in Haiti: 888-407-4747. This number is for information on U.S. citizens in Haiti only.
  
• You can text donations for Haiti relief from your cell phone. In addition to your donation amount, standard text messaging fees will apply.
  Red Cross: text HAITI to 90999 ($10 donation)
  YELE Haiti: text YELE to 501501 to donate $5
  
  Web sites where you can offer money, your time and other ways to help:
  
  Providing Basic Needs:
  American Red Cross - www.redcross.org  1-800-RED-CROSS
  CARE - www.care.org  1-800-521-CARE
  Save The Children - www.savethechildren.org  1-800-728-3843 or 203-221-4030
  American Jewish World Service - www.ajws.org
  William J. Clinton Foundation - www.clintonfoundation.org
  World Concern - www.worldconcern.org/haiti-earthquake/
  Mercy Corps - www.mercycorps.org
  U.S. Fund for UNICEF - www.unicefusa.org  1-800-4UNICEF
  YELE Haiti - founded by Wyclef Jean - www.wfp.org 
  
  Providing Medical Aid:
  International Medical Corps - www.imcworldwide.org  1-800-481-4462
  Doctors Without Borders - www.doctorswithoutborders.org  1-888-392-0392
  Operation USA - www.opusa.org  1-800-678-7255
  World Health Organization - www.who.int/en
  AmeriCares - www.americares.org  1-800-486-HELP
  Direct Relief - www.directrelief.org  1-805-964-4767 or 1-800-676-1638
  Christian Global Health Organization - www.medicalteams.org  1-800-959-4327
  
  Providing Food:
  Salvation Army - www.salvationarmyusa.org  1-800-SAL-ARMY
  World Food Programme - www.wfp.org
  Food For the Poor - www.foodforthepoor.org
  
  Providing Shelter:
  Habitat for Humanity International - www.habitat.org
  Shelterbox - www.shelterbox.org  941-907-6036