Ways to Give Back

VOLUNTEER – Is it something you think about, but rarely get around to doing? Many organizations need special help. Find out what’s available in your community. You can do it alone or recruit friends & family to share the experience.

DONATE – Take the time to purge your home & clean out your closets, drawers and cabinets. What do you own but never use? Bring these items to a local shelter, Goodwill or Salvation Army, particularly clothes & shoes.
With the arrival of 2010, we are all looking ahead at the changes we want to make in our lives and a difference in others. Let’s set the stage for the next decade.

How You Can Help

January 12th's devastating 7.0 earthquake has left the already impoverished country of Haiti in shambles. As of January 18, the death toll has been estimated at nearly 200,000. The devastation has caused the collapse of basic infrastructures like hospitals, schools, and roads. The International Red Cross has said that a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid. The US has agreed to relax the adoption rules normally associated with Haitian adoptions allowing the process to speed up dramatically. On January 19, 53 Haitian orphans arrived at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, airport and were taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where they were greeted by adoptive parents The following is a list of charitable organizations you can contact to help:

American Red Cross or Text "HAITI" to "90999" to donate $10 to the Red Cross

AmeriCares

Beyond Borders

CARE

Clinton Foundation

Direct Relief International

Doctors Without Borders

Hope For Haiti

Save the Children

The Salvation Army

Unicef

World Vision

Yele Haiti

The U.S. State Department Operations Center has set up a hotline for Americans seeking information about relatives in Haiti: (888) 407-4747