On January 12th a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Devastating aftershocks followed. The current number of dead and missing is estimated to be between 100,000 and 500,000. The entire capital of Port-au-Prince appears damaged or destroyed. Your help is urgently needed to bring immediate emergency relief to those affected. Homeschool Patriot suggests donating to one or more of the following charities:
Samaritan’s Purse is a world-wide nondenominational evangelical Christian relief and development organization working to provide aid to victims of war, natural disasters, disease, poverty, famine, and persecution. The organization was established in 1970 by Franklin Graham, the eldest son of Billy Graham. The charity also operates the well-known Operation Christmas Child program that sends gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children around the world each year. Go to www.samaritanspurse.org for more information. Money donated to its Haiti relief efforts will go toward temporary shelter, water purification, hygiene kits, blankets, medicine and medical teams.
Food for the Poor ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Food for the Poor raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor, usually by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. To donate to its Haiti relief efforts, go to foodforthepoor.org, or call 1-800-487-1158. For those living in South Florida, bring donated items to the Food for the Poor headquarters office at 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, FL 33073. The charity will accept canned fish, canned meat, canned milk, canned baby formula and bottled water. Monetary donations will go toward purchasing food and supplies as well as shipping costs.
Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. Since 1979, they have provided food, clothing, medical assistance, and educational opportunities to those in need in all 50 states and in more than 119 nations around the world through schools, orphanages, church-related programs, and other charitable groups in these regions. Go to www.feedthechildren.org for more information. Your gift will help children and families recover from the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti.
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. The millions of people served include earthquake and hurricane survivors, abandoned and exploited children, survivors of famine and civil war, refugees, and children and families in communities devastated by AIDS in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Go to www.worldvision.org for more information. Your donation to World Vision’s Haiti Earthquake Relief will help distribute life-saving relief supplies — including food, clean water, blankets, and tents — to children and families devastated by the earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti.
