Ways to stay informed, assist during Haiti crisis

U-M site designed to help The university has created a Web site (left) to update the community on various efforts by units across campus to respond to the crisis. For further developments, go to www.vpcomm.umich.edu/issues/haiti.html.

Where to donate

Here are some groups working to aid the victims of the Haitian earthquake:
• American Red Cross, www.redcross.org
• Americares, www.americares.org
• CARE, my.care.org
• Catholic Relief Services, secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3181&3181.donation=form1
• Direct Relief International, www.directrelief.org
• Doctors Without Borders, doctorswithoutborders.org
• Food for Poor, https://secure3.convio.net/ffp/site/Donation2?df_id=6280&6280.donation=form1
• Heart to Heart International, www.hearttoheart.org
• International Rescue Committee, www.theirc.org
• Mercy Corps,https://donate.mercycorps.org/donation.htm?DonorIntent=Haiti+Earthquake
• Oxfam, www.oxfamamerica.org
• Partners in Health, www.pih.org
• The Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org
• Save the Children, www.savethechildren.org
• UNICEF, https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1
• World Food Programme, www.wfp.org
• Yele Haiti, www.yele.org

Some organizations accept donations by text message, charged to your cell phone bill. American Red Cross: Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10. Yele Haiti: Text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5.

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