Disaster Relief, Charities and Public Services

Help Victims of Asian Tsunami of 12/26/04

Red Cross International Relief Fund
Donate -- to IRF for victims of the Asian Tsunami, or to other Red Cross programs.

Catholic Relief Services
Donations -- Earmark your donation for Asian Tsunami survivors or the general fund.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF USA) Emergency Relief Fund
Donatations -- General relief fund allows quick emergency response to humanitarian crises. "Doctors Without Borders" is providing aid to the victims of the Asian Tsunami.

World Relief Ministries
World Relief Fund donations -- General fund helps local churches worldwide to equip, train and mobilize for care of the refugees, poor and suffering. "World Relief Ministries" is providing aid to the victims of the Asian Tsunami.

Save the Children
Donate by phone, mail or online -- Earmark your donation for Asian Tsunami survivors or the general fund; donate stock or participate in your company's matching donation plan.

Care USA
Donations -- Donations for Asian Tsunami Disaster Relief.

Feed the Children
Donations for Asian Tsunami victims -- Donations for Asian Tsunami Disaster Relief.

United States Fund for UNICEF
Donate -- Donations for Asian Tsunami Disaster Relief. Donate to "Tsunami Water and Sanitation Fund" -- a joint initiative between UNICEF and the Clinton Foundation.

Volunteerism

Internships with Doctors Without Borders (MSF USA)
Internships -- Get experience in development, human resources, communications, executive or program departments, as well as a basic introduction to the field of international medical humanitarian aid and advocacy. Internships take place in New York City.

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres USA)
Jan. 6 2004 Open House for Volunteers -- For medical and non-medical volunteers; meet returning volunteers and learn about joining this international medical aid agency; advocate for human rights; reports human-rights abuses.

International Red Cross
Information on Volunteering and Donating Goods to the American Red Cross

Volunteer or hold a Fundraiser for "Feed The Children"
Volunteer -- Volunteer to help at one of FTC's distribution centers. Organizing Fundraisers -- How-to information and guidelines. Medical Mission team -- As a healthcare professional, religious minister or layperson, you can help with any of 4 yearly medical missions conducted by "Feed the Children". "Builders for Children" team -- Tradesmen and laypersons are encouraged to help with short-term Construction missions.

United States Fund for UNICEF
Get Involved -- Advocacy, volunteerism and fundraising for UNICEF.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -- Volunteers, Blood Donations
Volunteer/events -- Volunteer to help, organize a fundraiser to benefit St. Jude'ss, and find events in your area. Blood Donor Center.

More Special Causes

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
StJude.org -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by Danny Thomas, is the most innovative research-and-treatment hospital in the world for cancer and other childhood diseases. The hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, runs completely on donations and no family is ever turned away for inability to pay. Housing and counseling provided for families of sick children. Researchers and doctors work together and all research is shared with other hospitals worldwide. Contact your locat Country Music radio station to inquire when they hold their yearly drive, called the "Country Cares Radio-thon", begun by Alabama lead singer Randy Owen. Related activites at Country Cares for Kids. Donations -- Donate money or stock to the hospital. Volunteer/events -- Volunteer to help, organize a fundraiser to benefit St. Jude's, and find events in your area. Blood Donor Center. Saint Jude Store -- proceeds benefit the hospital.

Boston Children's Hospital
ChildrensHospital.org -- The largest Pediatric care facility in the United States. Specializes in cancer and other childhood diseases. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Donations -- Donate to the Children's Hospital Trust Fund.

Feed The Children -- Send a Care Box to a Soldier
Donations and store -- Donate (via a cash donation) a care box to be sent to an American Soldier and/or buy patriotic merchandise to support this program.

Care USA -- Sudan Refugee Crisis
Donations for Sudan -- Millions in Sudan remain homeless, hungry and subject to violent attack. Help refugees in Dafur, Angola and Burundi.

British Red Cross Blue Peter Welcome-Home Appeal
Blue Peter Welcome-Home Appeal -- Donating clothing for resale will help reunite families separated by nearly 30 years of civil war in Angola, Africa.

Care USA -- Recovery from Hurricane Jeanne
Donations for victims of Hurricane Jeanne -- Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, has been devastated by Hurricane Jeanne. Help provide food, shelter, medical attention and more for victims.

American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program
Information -- benefits for victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and their families; Recovery Grants, Mental Health Services, Health Care Services, Health Insurance Subsidy Program, Family Support Services, Financial Assistance, Liberty Disaster Relief Fund, Recovery Focus Newsletter.

World Relief Ministries AIDS relief and education
Shine Your Light -- Christian program for youths focusing on AIDS fund-raising, awareness and prevention; on-the-street interviews, comedic short film, bible studies, testimonials, leaders and participant guides; get a Leader's Kit. First Response -- Evangelical Christian churches raise money for a revolving disaster fund; local churces on the scene are ready to move, have knowledge of their communities, understand critical needs, and often cross ethnic and religious boundaries.

One Village Foundation (formerly Aids Relief Foundation)
One Village Foundation -- Providing communication, organizational and physical infrastructure to counter AIDS's impact on social structures, healthcare systems, economic growth and political stability; serves poor and developing countries worldwide. Donate -- via PayPal or postal mail. One Village Initiative -- Organize resources within and between communities via "Unity Centers"; communications, medical services, water conservation, farmer education, organic-farming programs, youth education.

Catholic Relief Services
Africa Campaign -- Provides home health care, counseling, testing, support, food and school tuition for children, education on behavior modification, acquiring new life skills, income-generating activities and livelihood support in the fight against AIDS.

American Foundation for AIDS Research
amfAR Home Page-- Has active programs in Basic Research, Clinical Research and Information, Public and Professional Education, Public Policy, Prevention Science, and Global Initiatives. Awards grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.

Children's Defense Fund
Children's Defense Fund -- Educates the nation about the needs of American children (especially the poor, minorities and those with disabilities) and encourages preventive investment before they get sick, into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. Trains and provides tax-preparation volunteers, mobilizes youths and adults to educate families about government resources and assistance, provides programs for education and after-school activities, and helps faith-based communities participate in programs to help children. "S.H.O.U.T." and "S.P.R.O.U.T." Programs -- Coordinates adults and youths in outreach programs that educate needy families about health insurance programs and tax benefits availalbe to them.

Child Help USA -- Treatment and Prevention of Child Abuse
ChildHelpUSA.org -- Dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Directly provides help and hope to millions of children and adults whose lives have been traumatized by child abuse. Counseling, foster care services, group homes, fundraising, community outreach, and information. Donations -- Financial contributions. Report Abuse -- Phone hotline and guidelines for reporting.

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
SSLB.org -- Serves children and teenagers suffering from chronic, serious, or life threatening illnesses and injuries. Programs for children and families, hospitals, clinics, schools, support groups, faith-based organizations, and healthcare centers. Programs address the social, emotional, and medical aspects of living with a serious illness. Donations -- Donate money online or by mail or phone, donate stock, sponsor a teddy bear for a sick child, and learn about tax-deductible giving.

General Disaster Relief

Medecins Sans Frontieres
MCF UK -- International medical aid agency with a specialist medical team based in London; supports field work by recruiting volunteers, collecting donations and working with the media.

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres USA)
Home Page -- USA chapter of international medical aid agency MSF; responds to disasters, provides medical care and educations, organizes medical and non-medical volunteers. Emergency Relief Fund donations.

Save the Children
U.S. Website -- Child-assistance organization working for needy children in 17 U.S. states and in over 40 developing countries; provides health, education and economic assistance; mobilizes rapid life-support assistance for children and families caught disastrous tradgedies. UK Website

Catholic Relief Services
CatholicRelief.org -- Provides food, water, medical services, refugee assistance, education, counseling and other relief in response to humanitarian crises around the world. Donations.

The American Red Cross
RedCross.org -- World's largest international disaster-relief organization; donate money, blood or supplies or volunteer to help. Purchases from the Red Cross Store benefit the American Red Cross.

World Relief Ministries
World Relief Fund donations -- Christian organization works with churches worldwide to equip, train and mobilize them for care of the poor and those suffering from natural disaster, personal tragedy and other acute needs; provides health, education, agricultural, icnome-generation and refugee programs.

Care USA
CareUSA.org -- About 500 projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, mostly providing nutritional support, health care, AIDS relief, education, small business development, infrastructure, and agricultural and natural resource development. Also provides humanitarian aid and subsidizes landmine removal in areas affected by natural disasters and war. Donate to General Relief Fund -- Support the projects of Care USA throughout the world.

Feed The Children
FeedTheChildren.org -- Delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. Store -- Purchase merchandise to support "Feed The Children"'s general fund. Donations -- Donations to "Feed The Children". Corporate Fund-Raising -- Corporate and Employee-Giving programs.

United States Fund for UNICEF
UnicefUSA.org -- Supports child survival, protection and development worldwide through advocaty, education and fundraising. Donations -- Donate to UNICEF. Store for UNICEF -- Purchase merchandise to benefit UNICEF; 75¢ of every $1 is used directly for UNICEF's programs.

Information Distribution

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
Give.org -- Website by the Better Business Bureau listing charities that meet their "Standards for Charity Accountability" and posts their annual financial reports.

The Amber Alert System
CodeAmber.org -- Utilizes existing emergency-alert infrastructure in the United States and Canada (such as the "Emergency Broadcast System" in the United States, and "Amber Alert Tickers" on the web). Alerts are issued when the child-kidnapping is recent, the child is in danger and law enforcement believes getting descriptions to the general public will help. Visit the website for information or to put an Amber Alert Ticker on your website!

Alert Net by Reuters
AlertNet.org -- Newsfeeds from humanitarian emergency locations; powered by Reuters and Alert Net partners. Alert Net memberships -- Form-based system for relief charities to publish humanitairan emergency news directly to the Reuters website,news of current and potential humanitarian crises, alerts via email, downloadable photos to use in appeals.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (USA) -- "Code Adam" program
"Code Adam" program -- Find out what a "Code Adam" is and how your company or retail establishment can participate, and recieve window/door decals and an employee training kit.