After all my ranting about NBC’s late show drama, I figured I would blog about something actually important: the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Haiti. As you’ve probably heard by now, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 ravished Haiti on Tuesday, leaving people in desperate need of food and shelter among other things. You’ve also probably been bombarded with a number of programs asking for donations. If you’re like me, you want to help, but don’t know where to begin. CNN.com has provided the following list of programs seeking donations:

Providing Basic Needs:

• American Red Cross

• CARE

• United Nations Foundation/CERF

• World Vision

• UNICEF USA

• International Relief Teams

• Save the Children

• Catholic Relief Services

• Samaritan’s Purse

• American Jewish World Services

• Clinton Foundation

• George W. Bush Center

• Yéle Haiti

• World Concern

• Mercy Corps

• Operation Blessing International

• Mercy & Sharing

• Oxfam America

• International Rescue Committee

• United Way Worldwide

• Episcopal Relief & Development

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

• Love a Child

• Project Hope

• Concern Worldwide

• Adventist Development and Relief Agency

• Salesian Missions

• World Neighbors

Providing Shelter:

• Shelterbox

• Habitat for Humanity International

• International Organization for Migration

• Pan American Relief

Providing Medical Aid:

• Direct Relief International

• International Medical Corps

• Medical Teams International

• Doctors Without Borders

• Operation USA

• MAP International

• World Health Organization

• Americares

• Project Medishare

• Partners in Health

Providing Food:

• World Food Programme

• The Salvation Army

• Compassion International

• Food for the Poor

• World Water Relief

You can also text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross relief for Haiti. The $10 will be included on your next billing statement. Now, I’ve been reading some articles about how there is too much of a delay with this method. Phone companies can only front so much of the money, if at all, so a lot of donations will have to wait until phone bills are paid. This can take 30 days or more. If you’ve read similar articles after having already donated via text, don’t be discouraged. Haiti is still going to needs funds 30, 60, 90 days from now. Their problems won’t be solved overnight. We can make a difference.

Image Courtesy of the American Red Cross

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