Haiti Disaster Relief
Give Back to the Residents of Haiti
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It is more important now, with the latest magnitude-6.1 temblor, than ever to respond and give back to those in need in Hait.
The Triangle Community Foundation has been, and continues, to monitor the response efforts in Haiti. Already, TCF donors and friends have contributed over $47,000 to multiple organizations that working to bring relief to the victims. The Triangle Community Foundation, and many other organizations, has established relief funds to help with this effort. Read more here.
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How can you get involved?
Local Organizations Providing Relief
Stop Hunger Now 2501 Clark Avenue, Suite 301 - Raleigh, NC
• Mechanism online to make monetary donations for travel and necessary supplies to Haiti
• In 2010, plans to deliver 3 million meals to the area
Hearts and Hands for Haiti 2013 Midwood Drive Raleigh NC
• Donate funds through the Network for Good
• Organization leader Stan Wiebe currently on the ground in Port-au-Prince
The Haiti Connection 206 New Bern Place Raleigh, North Carolina
• Collecting surgical supplies and Aqua tablets (clean water tablets).
• Meeting for those who want to work on relief 2:00-4:00 PM Saturday January 23, 2010 White Memorial Presbyterian Church 1704 Oberlin Raleigh, North Carolina 27608
Hope for Haiti Foundation P.O Box 4794 Cary, NC
• Founder is on the ground in Haiti providing updates on the efforts.
• Donate funds online to the foundation’s efforts.
• Efforts focused on areas: Bainet and Zorange, Haiti.
Curamericas Global, Inc 318 W. Millbrook Rd., Suite 105, Raleigh, NC
• Partnered with MARCH (Management and Resources for Community Health) Haiti-based health organization providing immediate assistance to victims.
• Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Tony Augustin on the ground providing medical services.
Joy in Hope 2731 NC Hwy 55 #251 Cary, NC
• Aid to the two orphanages that Joy in Hope runs in Jacmel. (For more information about the devastation in Jacmel click here).
Family Health Ministries 2344 Operations Drive, Durham, NC
• Recruiting health care providers for future special medical relief teams
• Collecting supplies to deliver to Haiti
National Organizations Providing Relief
• CARE has nearly 140 staff on the ground distributing water packets, food and more aid in Haiti right now.
• CARE has established the Haiti Emergency Response Fund, with a goal of raising $10 million to support our multi-year response to provide immediate relief and longer-term rehabilitation.
Friends of the World Food Program www.friendsofwfp.org
• Nearly a million food rations have been distributed in and around Port-au-Prince, reaching some 200,000 people.
• Within the next week, they aim to move the equivalent of 10 million ready-to-eat meals
• Is establishing four humanitarian hubs to deliver food assistance in Port au Prince, and at least 30 others at locations across Haiti
Samaritan’s Purse www.samaritanspurse.org
• Working with a network of pastors to distribute critically-needed relief supplies for victims of the massive earthquake
• Distribution network is expected to provide aid to at least 300 families per day.
• 17 medical personnel at the Baptist Haiti Mission hospital
• Setting up water filtration for victims and Baptist Haiti Mission hospital
• Sending in a barge that will transport 500-600 tons of supplies including heavy equipment, large trucks for transporting equipment and fuel, 5,000 rolls of plastic, and other emergency items.
• Text SP to 85944 to make a $10 gift
Meds and Food For Kids www.mfkhaiti.org.
• Established in 2003 to provide food and medicine for Haiti’s children
Mercy Corps www.mercycorps.org
• Working to meet the immediate needs of survivors – including water, food, shelter, hygiene products
• Laying the groundwork for longer-term recovery , which will include job creation and trauma support for children
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund www.clintonbushhaitifund.org
• Will raise funds for immediate, high-impact relief and long-term recovery efforts to help those who are most in need of assistance.
• The two Presidents established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) to respond to unmet needs in the country, foster economic opportunity, improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and “build back better.
• Has delivered $6 million dollars of medical aid so far
• AmeriCares has been providing humanitarian aid to Haiti since 1984
• Is a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs
International Medical Corps www.imcworldwide.org
• Emergency medical team is working in what remains of Haitian hospital. They are working with other groups to establish an emergency surgery facility.
• Supporting medical posts throughout the city of Port-au-Prince
United Methodist Committee on Relief www.gbgm-umc.org
• UMCOR is partnering with GlobalMedic to provide clean drinking water, treatment for severe diarrhea, and medical attention to those in need. UMCOR is also supporting GlobalMedic's response through the deployment of paramedics, water technicians, and a doctor to assist those sick or injured.
Beyond Borders www.beyondborders.net
• Coordinate strategic interventions and facilitate collaboration between local organizations and international aid agencies. Funds will be used to get resources to those in need, such as transport for medical teams, purchase of critical supplies – medicine, food, satellite phones, mobile internet bases, excavation and clean up materials, diesel fuel, etc.
• 200 staff on the ground in Haiti
• flown in 10 tons of water, health and shelter equipment
• Has worked in Haiti since 1978
SALVATION ARMY www.salvationarmyusa.org
• 14-person American medical team of 8 doctors and six nurses to arrive in Haiti
• 7,000 people to receive food in less than 2 hours from Salvation Army officers and staff
• nearly 200 people, including 100 orphans, to receive medical aid by Salvation Army doctors, nurses, paramedics and other specialists trained in medical care
• A Salvation Army Haitian Relief Team is bringing a water filtration system that will be able to purify up to 10,000 gallons of water per day.
Catholic Relief Services www.crs.org
• Five CRS trucks from the neighboring Dominican Republic brought in enough food January 17 to feed 2,500 people for several days, as well as hygiene kits and plastic sheeting for shelter.
• Dispatched medical teams
• Supporting a camp of up to 50,000 displaced people with food, water, hygiene supplies
