• Human Services Coalition
• Hurricane & Disaster Resources
• United Way Gulf Recovery Fund

Hurricane & Disaster Resources

Hurricane & Disaster Information/Resources

Earthquake Disaster in Haiti

For information on conditions/volunteering/donating/etc. in Haiti, there are a number of resources.  The best way to contribute to relief efforts is to send funds rather than goods or traveling to Haiti.

White House Haiti Earthquake Relief: Visit www.whitehouse.gov/haitiearthquake_embed

US State Department: Call 1-888-407-4747 or visit travel.state.gov

Action Against Hunger: Visit www.actionagainsthunger.org

Adventist Community Services: Call 609-392-7131 Monday through Thursday
Write a check with the memo "Haiti" to:

The New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
2160 Brunswick Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08648-4489

American Jewish World Service: Visit ajws.org

American Red Cross: Visit american.redcross.org or text "HAITI" to 90999 to send $10, charged to your monthly bill

AmeriCares: Visit www.americares.org

Baptist Haiti Mission: Visit www.bhm.org/bhm/index.php

Beyond Borders: Visit www.beyondborders.net

CARE: Visit www.care.org

Catholic Relief Services: Call 1-877-HELP-CRS or visit www.crs.org
Write a check with the memo "Haiti Earthquake" to:

Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090

The Center for International Disaster Information: Visit www.cidi.org/incident/haiti-10a

Childcare Worldwide: Visit www.childcareworldwide.org

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: Call 1-800-55-CRWRC or visit www.crwrc.org/pages/crwrc.cfm
Write a check with the memo "Haiti Earthquake 2010" to:

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
2850 Kalamazoo Avenue, S.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560-0600

Church World Service: Call 1-800-297-1516 or visit www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer
Write a check with the memo "Haiti Earthquake" to:

Church World Service
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund: Visit www.clintonbushhaitifund.org or text "QUAKE" to 20222 to send $10

Direct Relief: Visit www.directrelief.org

Doctors Without Borders: Visit doctorswithoutborders.org

ELCA Disaster Response: Call 1-800-638-3522 or visit community.elca.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=538
Write a check with the memo "Haiti Earthquake Relief" to:

ELCA Disaster Response
39330 Treasury Center
Chicago, IL 60694-9300

Feed My Starving Children: Visit www.fmsc.org

Friends of the World Food Program: Visit www.friendsofwfp.org

International Medical Corps: Call 1-800-481-4462 or visit www.imcworldwide.org/Page.aspx?pid=332 or text "HAITI" to 85944 to send $10

International Relief Teams: Visit www.irteams.org

Haitian Health Foundation: Visit www.haitianhealthfoundation.org

Hope for Haiti: Visit www.hopeforhaiti.com

Medical Teams International: Visit www.medicalteams.org

Meds and Foods for Kids: Visit mfkhaiti.org

Mercy Corps: Call 1-888-256-1900 or visit www.mercycorps.org
Write a check to:

Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund, Dept NR
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208

Operation USA: Call 1-800-678-7255 or visit www.opusa.org
Write a check to:

Operation USA
3617 Hayden Ave, Suit A
Culver City, CA 90232

Oxfam: Visit www.oxfamamerica.org

Partners in Health: Visit www.pih.org. They are looking for surgeons and anesthetists, email at volunteer@pih.org

Salvation Army: Call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or text "HAITI" to 52000 to send $10
Send mail to:

The Salvation Army World Service Office, International Disaster Relief Fund
P.O. Box 630728
Baltimore, MD 21263-0728

Contact:
Media Relations
(703) 647-4799
mediarelations@usn.salvationarmy.org

Bob Brady
(202) 289-4001
bbrady@xenophonstrategies.com

Samaritan's Purse: Visit www.samaritanspurse.org

Save the Children: Visit www.savethechildren.org/newsroom/2010/haiti-relief.html

ShelterBoxes USA: Text "SUPPORT SHELTER" to 20222 to send $5

Stillerstrong (Ben Stiller): Visit www.stillerstrong.org

Tzu Chi Foundation: Visit www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/home.nsf/home/index?OpenDocument

UMCOR (United Methodist Church): Visit new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor

UNICEF: Call 1-800-4UNICEF or visit www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake

United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund: Visit volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwwwdisaster/donate or text "HAITI" to 864833 to send $5

World Concern: Visit www.worldconcern.org

World Vision: Visit www.worldvision.org (requires Flash)

Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean): Visit www.yele.org or text "HAITI" to 501501 to send $5

 

Flood Disaster Assistance Needed for Tioga County

The Tioga Outreach Center of Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga and Neighborhood Legal Services are providing flood disaster assistance to Tioga County residents at the Flood Disaster Services Center in Owego.

The Flood Disaster Services Center, located in the Owego-Apalachin Middle School, is coordinated by New York State and will be open 8AM-8PM through Monday, July 17. Participating agencies in addition to Catholic Charities and Neighborhood Legal Services: FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration), New York State Department of Health, New York State Department of Labor, New York State Office of Children and Families, New York State Office of Mental Health, Tioga County Department of Social Services.

Since the Center opened on Friday, July 8, Catholic Charities has provided more than $3000 in aid to flooded families and individuals. Legal Services has provided advice and counsel on small claims issues, landlord-tenant issues, and consumer problems.

Flood victims shared stories of loss and need with representatives of Catholic Charities and Neighborhood Legal Services. For example:

• A Town of Barton family with two pre-school age children had an unanticipated $250 motel bill because they had to evacuate their home and had no where to go for several days.
• A parent lost his car to the flood waters and now has added expenses for transportation to his job in Endicott each day.
• Renters shared concerns about an absent landlord who is not responding to damages caused by the flood.
• One persons wheelchair floated away in the flood waters.

Please help those that are dealing with the aftermath of this flood. Monetary donations and/or gift cards for stores for Tioga County flood relief, made out to Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga, can be sent to:

Catholic Charities Tioga Outreach Center
505 Clark Street
Waverly, New York 14892

or dropped off at our Ithaca office:

324 West Buffalo St.
Ithaca, NY 14850

For more information, call Tioga Outreach Center at 565-7580.

Hurricane Resources

Organizations Needing Volunteers

Bethel Lutheran Church
Katrina Recovery Proejct
2521 Pass Road
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

(228)267-0008/9
www.bethelvolunteers.org
bethelkat@gmail.com
bethelkatclinic@gmail.com

Special Evacuee Status

www.govbenefits.gov

This website provides information about accessing government resources, especially relevant for those who no longer possess personal documentation.

American Red Cross

www.tompkins-redcross.org

Victims are encouraged to contact local Red Cross chapters. In Tompkins County call: (607) 273-1900.

At the national level, the Red Cross Call Center (1-800-975-7585) will ask for information such as the victims name, pre-storm address, zip-code, telephone, etc. The victims receive client ID numbers which they can take to the financial institutions in their new communities.

Donation of Carpenter/Contractor Services

www.habitat.org

http://christiancontractorsassociation.org

Carpenters and contractors can contact these organizations to volunteer their services.

211 Services

www.211.org/status.html

Rx Assistance

Many pharmacy chains, especially Walmart, have been offering free prescriptions to Katrina victims without personal documentation.

Volunteer Managers Needed

www.volunteertoday.com

Many organizations working on relief efforts need experienced volunteer managers. This includes people with experience in tech-related initiatives. If you have such specialized experience and can help, please visit their site.

Indonesian Relief Info and Resources

 

Indonesian Relief

http://www.indonesiarelief.org

This Indonesian Relief is a collaborative fundraising effort involving the Indonesian Embassy and Indonesians in the USA. This program has been encouraged locally by Indonesian Fulbright-Humphrey Fellows at Cornell University. Donations can be made online on their website. Making gifts will help to provide nutritious food, clean water, medical care, safe temporary shelter, hygiene and sanitation services, trauma counseling, etc. Long term goals include rebuilding homes, schools, roads, bridges, hospitals, clinics, etc.
 

Local contact information:
Titik Rosalina, Fulbright-Humphrey Fellows 2005-6
CORNELL University
Office of Human Resources
Organizational Development Services
20 Thornwood Drive, Suite 101
Ithaca, NY 14850
Office: (607) 254-6400
Humphrey Room: (607) 254-6558
trosalina2002@yahoo.com