Organizations accepting donations to help Haiti

Organizations accepting donations to help Haiti

Want to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti? Aid organizations say cash donations are best. Here are some that are accepting donations:

— InterAction has a list of agencies responding and how to donate. Find it here: www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

— To donate $10 to the American Red Cross, text Haiti to 90999. The amount will be added to your next phone bill. The organization is also accepting donations through its International Response Fund, www.redcross.org

— To donate to the United Nations World Food Programme, which is planning to distribute ready-to-eat meals to 2 million people in Haiti, visit www.wfp.org

— To find out how to help the International Rescue Committee, visit www.theIRC.org or call toll free, 1-877-REFUGEE.

— To donate to Doctors Without Borders, which is also treating earthquake victims, go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org

— To donate through Oxfam’s emergency appeal, visit www.oxfam.org.uk

— To donate to Partners in Health, which was already providing health care in Haiti and is now working on relief efforts, visit www.pih.org. The group is also looking for surgeons, nurses and surgical teams who want to volunteer to help.