A list of charitable organizations active in the nation

Friday, January 15, 2010 by Admin

The U.S. State Department Operations Center said Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti should call 1-888-407-4747. Due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording. "Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American citizens through our Warden Network," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. "Communications are very difficult within Haiti at this time."


For those interesting in helping immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.


Some of the major credit card companies, including American Express and Mastercard are waiving their usual fees so that the full amount of donation will go to the relief organization. Typically, a small percentage is charged to the organization accepting the credit card.


An analysis by the Huffington Post found that credit card companies make about $250 million a year off of people's charitable donations.


Finally, the FBI urges people who are looking for ways to help with earthquake relief to be wary of solicitations that could be from scam artists.


Source: msnbc

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Demara said...
January 16, 2010 at 2:08 PM

I'm so happy to see that everyone is lending a helping hand to Haiti. I will continue to pray for the Haitians. God bless.

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