How You Can Help Haiti

Nearly 50,000 people may have been killed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, according to Haiti Red Cross’ most recent estimates. We at FlyBy are saddened by this tragedy, and we hope for only the best as the relief effort continues.

If you would like to help, President Drew G. Faust's office has posted a directory of ways for the members of the Harvard community to contribute. We also talked to Harvard Caribbean Club President Shellonda M. Anderson '11, who provided us with a list of more organizations that could use your support.

Many of these groups are based in the Boston area, but they are also part of larger charitable networks. If you're not back on campus yet, check to see if they have a branch near you.

Haitian Multi-Service Center (HMSC)

Dorchester, MA

(617) 436-2848

Haitian Coalition of Somerville

Somerville, MA

(617) 629-0799

Cambridge Haitian Services Collaborative

Cambridge, MA

(617) 349-6340

Haitian American Cultural Center

Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 498-2196

Coalition of Haitian Parents

Somerville, MA

(617) 628-2226

Harvard Haitian Alliance

Cambridge, MA

hha@hcs.harvard.edu

U.S. State Department

Text the word "HAITI" to 90999 and a $10 donation will automatically be charged to your cell phone bill. If you are looking for an American Citizen in Haiti you can call 1-800-407-4747.

WYCLEF's YELE Foundation

Text "YELE" to 501501 and a $5 will be charged to your cell phone bill.

For more Boston-area resources, refer to The Boston Globe's Worldly Boston blog.

You can also donate to UNICEF (1-800-4-UNICEF), Direct Relief International, or the American Red Cross (1-800-RED-CROSS). For more national organizations, check out this fairly comprehensive compilation by CNN.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: Jan. 15, 2010

A previous version of this post stated incorrectly that the phone number for the Cambridge Haitian Services Collaborative was (617) 349-6338. In fact, the number is (617) 349-6340.