A number of organizations are raising funds to help victims in Haiti.
Among online resources that will help you give wisely, to established charities: Better Business Bureau, http://bbb.org/charity; White House, http://whitehouse.gov; U.S. State Department, http://state.gov.
A sampling of organizations accepting donations, many of which already have operations on the ground in Haiti:
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- American Red Cross International Response Fund: http://redcross.org or (800) REDCROSS. Checks may be mailed to: American Red Cross of Central South Carolina, P.O. Box 91, Columbia, SC 29202. Or, to donate $10, text "Haiti" to 90999. The amount will be added to your cell phone bill.
- Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund: http://ClintonBushHaitiFund.org, or text QUAKE to 20222 to donate $10. The amount will be added to your cell phone bill.
- Doctors Without Borders USA: 333 Seventh Ave., Second Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004; (888) 392-0392
- United States Fund for UNICEF: (800) 4UNICEF, http://unicefusa.org
- Mercy Corps: Dept. W, P.O. Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208-2669; (888) 256-1900
- Oxfam America: 226 Causeway St., Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2206; (800) 776-9326
- Partners in Health: http://pih.org
- Salvation Army's World Services Office: (800) SAL-ARMY,
- Save the Children: Haiti Earthquake Children in Emergency Fund, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880; (800) 728-3843
- United Nations World Food Program: http://wfp.org
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