Lend a Hand to Haiti

Like us, you must be hearing the tale of loss and destruction coming from Haiti and wondering what you can do to help.  Here at the LAWG, we will be working to encourage a generous response from the U.S. government to this devastating earthquake, including for long-term reconstruction. But right now, the most important action we can all take is to contribute to one of the many caring organizations providing relief.

Here are some of our partners who participate in the LAWG coalition who are providing relief, along with their websites. Please donate to them or to any other effective organization of your choice supporting relief efforts in Haiti.

American Jewish World Service
www.ajws.org


Catholic Relief Services
www.crs.org


Church World Service
www.churchworldservice.org/haiti


Episcopal Relief and Development Agency
http://www.er-d.org/HaitiEarthquakeResponse


Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/Action by Churches Together
www.elca.org/disaster


Jesuit Refugee Service USA
www.jrsusa.org


Lutheran World Relief
www.lwr.org


Mennonite Central Committee
www.mcc.org


Oxfam America
www.oxfamamerica.org


Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/


Quixote Center
www.quixote.org


Solidarity Center
http://www.solidaritycenter.org/


United Methodist Church
www.umc.org

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee/UUA
www.uusc.org


United Church of Christ
www.ucc.org


As our friends at Lutheran World Relief write, “Throughout the night and into the morning powerful aftershocks, some as strong as 5.9 magnitude, continued. The initial quake toppled the presidential palace and destroyed the shanty homes where most Haitians live. Their homes destroyed, people are in the streets with nowhere to go.”

We list our regular coalition partners above, but many other great organizations like Partners in Health (www.pih.org) and Doctors without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.org) are providing critical assistance. Choose the group that suits you best—but do give!

We all need to do what we can to lend a hand.

 
 

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