OP/ED: Agencies Helping 9.0 Quake Victims That You Can Support, page 1

Following is a list of some of the agencies that either are or will be helping the victims of this terrible tragedy. Your support is encouraged, as many things are needed in a disaster of this magnitude. Please check the other links at the bottom for many more agencies.

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The United Nations, which is coordinating with organizations including the International Red Cross, will have to rely on countries such as India to shoulder much of the burden for their own recovery, she said.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also said it expected India to be able to handle most of its needs, but that it was checking to see if there was a particular type of aid it could provide.

The U.N. World Food Program appealed Sunday for an initial $1.5 million to address the immediate needs of hundreds of thousands of tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand and said it would launch a much larger appeal later this week.

UNICEF said it was working with national and local governments and other United Nations agencies to assess the damage and mobilize relief efforts.

Save the Children USA said it was coordinating with local and international aid agencies to provide relief supplies, including shelter and basic necessities for children and their families in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
www.aah-usa.org...

American Jewish World Service
45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
800-889-7146
www.ajws.org...

ADRA International
9-11 Fund
12501 Old Columbus Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-2372
www.adra.org...

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund)
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-241-7000
www.afsc.org...

Catholic Relief Services
PO Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
800-736-3467
www.catholicrelief.org...

Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
www.directrelief.org...

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
PO Box 2247
New York, NY 10116-2247
888-392-0392
www.doctorswithoutborders.org...

1919 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 300
Santa Monica CA 90404
800-481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
PO Box 372
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
41-22-730-4222
www.ifrc.org...

International Orthodox Christian Charities
Middle East Crisis Response
PO Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
877-803-4622
www.iocc.org...

Lutheran World Relief
PO Box 17061
Baltimore MD 21298-9832
800-597-5972
www.lwr.org...

MAP International
2200 Glynco Parkway
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 3121-5000
800-225-8550
www.map.org...

Mercy Corps
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org...

Northwest Medical Teams
PO Box 10
Portland, OR 97207-0010
503-624-1000
www.nwmedicalteams.org...

Operation USA
8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200
Los Angles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
www.opusa.org...

Relief International
11965 Venice Blvd. 405
Los Angeles, CA 90066
800-572-3332
www.ri.org...

Save the Children
Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org

US Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-FOR-KIDS
www.unicefusa.or...

World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
www.worldconcern.org...

World Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-451-1900
www.wr.org...

World Vision
PO Box 70288
Tacoma, Washington 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD
www.worldvision.org...

Related News Links:
ap.tbo.com
www.disastercenter.com
www.disasterrelief.org
www3.baylor.edu

I ran across this blog site that was "set up as a central source for information regarding donations to international humanitarian aid, rescue, and relief organizations, and as a source for news and information about the December 26 South Asian Tsunami Disaster."
The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami



seekerof

Nice work Valhall, thanks for going above and beyond. I now know who I should contribute to. Everybody else, you've got to do this! Come on, these people need help!

This one looks good:

MAP International
2200 Glynco Parkway
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 3121-5000
800-225-8550
www.map.org...

I've also found...

Tsunami Help Blog
Christmas Appeal
Disasters Emergency Committee
Oxfam

of course also
The Red Cross online donation form

I heard about AmeriCares on NPR radio the other day. What impressed me is that for every $100 USD donated, enables AmeriCares to deliver more than $3,000 in emergency relief, including medicines, medical supplies, clothing, footwear, blankets and nutritional supplements.

They are a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs, as well as supporting long-term humanitarian assistance programs, for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion.

FAQ page: www.americares.org...

I'm not pushing them on you guys...but I do salute their mission. They are in Sri Lanka right now delivering 30,000 pounds of medical relief to aid the millions of people affected by Sunday’s earthquake and tsunamis.

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