From the U.S. Embassy in Port au Prince, Haiti:
Calls regarding the welfare of U.S. citizens can be made to the Embassy’s Consular Task Force in Port-au-Prince at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-8322 or 509-2229-8672.
The State Department has set up an e-mail address for people who are trying to contact their U.S. citizen friends and relatives in Haiti : haiti-earthquake@state.gov
You will need to include the following information:
- The full name, date of birth and passport information (if known) of the persons in Haiti you are trying to contact.
- Their contact information in Haiti; telephone numbers, email address, hotel name or address (if known).
- Your name and contact information, and your relationship to the person in Haiti.
- Any special or emergency circumstances.
The State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747.
U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince
Tabarre 41
Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Donate via text message:
Text “Haiti” to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Haiti relief effort.
Text “Yele” to 501501 to make a $5 donation to Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti charity.
Below is a list of U.S. charities actively helping the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. If you know of any that aren’t listed, please let me know and I will add it to the list.
Action Against Hunger
Agape Flights
American Red Cross
American Refugee Committee
American Jewish World Service
AmeriCares
Beyond Borders
CARE
CarmaFoundation
Catholic Relief Services
Childcare Worldwide
Church World Services
Concern Worldwide
Cross International
CRUDEM Foundation
CRWRC
Direct Relief International
Doctors Without Borders
Episcopal Relief and Development
Feed My Starving Children
Food for the Poor
Friends of WFP
Friends of the Orphans
Habitat for Humanity
Haiti Children
Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
Haiti Marycare
Haitian Health Foundation
Healing Hands for Haiti
Hope for Haiti
International Child Care
International Medical Corps
International Rescue Committee
International Relief Teams
Lutheran World Relief
Medical Teams International
Meds and Food for Kids
Mennonite Central Committee
Mercy Corps
Operation Blessing
Operation USA
Oxfam
Partners in Health
RHEMA International
Rural Haiti Project
The Salvation Army
Samaritan’s Purse
Save the Children
UN Central Emergency Response Fund
UNICEF
World Concern
World Hope International
World Relief
World Vision
Yele Haiti
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