My sympathy goes out to everyone in earthquake-ridden Haiti who has suffered loss of family, friends and property. The news and video remain heart-breaking.
The desire to help relief efforts by making donations seems to be swelling, but please be aware of scams out there. The legitimate organizations using your money for aid are:
ORGANIZATIONS TAKING DONATIONS TO ASSIST IN HAITI
• Action Against Hunger- http://actionagainsthunger.org
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ActionAid – http://actionaidusa.org
• Air Serve International – www.airserv.org
• Airline Ambassadors – www.airlineamb.org
• American Red Cross – www.redcross.org/donate or text the word HAITI to 90999 for a $10 donation
• AmeriCares – www.AmeriCares.org
•
CARE – www.care.org/donatehaiti
• Clinton Foundation – www.clintonfoundation.org or text the word HAITI to 20222 for a $10 donation*
• Doctors Without Borders – doctorswithoutborders.org
• Habitat for Humanity – www.habitat.org
• Humane Society International – www.hsi.org
• Mercy Corps: Haiti Earthquake Fund – www.mercycorps.org
• Oxfam America – OxfamAmerica.org/Haiti
• Partners in Health – www.pih.org
• Save the Children – http://savethechildren.org
• The Salvation Army – salvationarmyusa.org
• UN World Food Programme – www.wfp.org
• UNICEF – www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake
• United Way International – www.liveunited.org