Wednesday, February 08, 2012

How to help those in Haiti disaster

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An injured boy waits for medical attention in Port-au-Prince Jan. 13 after a massive earthquake struck Haiti. Thousands of people were feared dead in what local officials were calling a major catastrophe. (CNS photo/Matt Marek, American Red Cross handout via Reuters)
WASHINGTON
(CNS) - The following international aid agencies are working with partner agencies and local religious leaders in Haiti and are accepting donations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
  • Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' international relief and development agency, is accepting donations by phone at 1-800-736-3467; online at www.crs.org; or by mail to CRS, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090.
  • The Salesians are accepting donations by phone at 1-914-633-8344; online at www.salesianmissions.org; or by mail to Salesian Disaster Relief, Salesian Missions, P.O. Box 30, New Rochelle, NY 10802-0030.
  • The Archdiocese of Miami, which has a large Haitian population, has set up a place to donate via its Web site, http://www.newmiamiarch.org.
  • Caritas Internationalis is accepting donations for Haiti at www.caritas.org.

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