Help and Hope For Haiti
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:02 - cpcadmin
People have asked how we can provide immediate assistance fro the people in Haiti. The Outreach Commission recommends the following, highly reliable and responsible organizations.
Mercy Corps
The mission of this organization is to alleviate suffering and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has a long history of helping earthquake survivors meet their immediate needs and recover what they've lost. They have already deployed an experienced emergency team to rush critical supplies and other urgent assistance to survivors of the Haiti earthquake.
To donate call
1-888-256-1900 or go to
www.mercycorps.org, click on Donate Now and designate Haiti Earthquake on the donation page.
DOCTORS without BORDERS
Doctors without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that gives emergency aid to people affected by epidemics, armed conflict, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries.
To donate you must call
1-888-392-0392 with a valid credit card and designate "Haiti relief."
Unicef
To donate go to
www.unicefusa.org and click on Donate Now, or call 1-800-486-4233. One hundred percent of your donation will be used to help save the lives of children in Haiti.
Presbyterian Church USA
Disaster relief -- Haiti - Please contact Pamela Burdine at 1-888-728-7228 x5939. The goal is $1,000,000.00.
Financial donations to these organizations are tax deductible.