Red Cross Response to Haiti Disaster: we're helping right now, and will be helping in the long-term relief

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American Red Cross is working hard to provide relief to the devastated people of Haiti. Working with the Haitian Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and partner organizations, we are providing supplies of food, water, and other necessities of life. We are saving thousands of lives, thanks to your generous support.

Our response and development work in Haiti will be going on for a long time. Their needs are immense.  Please help as generously as you can.

This site will be updated regularly so please check back for more news. Also visit www.redcross.org for the latest information from national Red Cross.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 18, 8 p.m. 2by5: Broadway Hits of Kander and Ebb, $30. The Raven Players, Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg, 433-6335

Thanks to those who've sponsored events and collections

Redwood Credit Union, Sonoma Bank, Pacific Market, Last Day Saloon and Keynote Productions, Phoenix Theater, Santa Rosa Plaza, Cody Gilbert, Vista International Insurance Brokers, the Kyse Family, Zumba-thon, and many more!

Can an earthquake like Haiti suffered happen in Northern California?

View Seismic Hazards in Haiti from Science in Action on Vimeo.

Recent Press Releases

January 20, 2010 Red Cross relief efforts making progress in Haiti

January 15, 2010  Donations top $37 million nationwide

January 14, 2010 American Red Cross commits $10 million to Haiti earthquake relief

Find a Loved One

If you are searching for loved ones lost in Haiti who are Haitian citizens, you can register them at www.icrc.org/familylinks

More than 1,500 people have registered themselves as Safe and Well on the site. However, please note that the majority of postings on the site are from people who are searching for loved ones.  

If you are searching for U.S. citizens abroad, contact U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.

Or contact haiti-earthquake@state.gov with the following:

• full name
• date of birth
• passport info (if known)
• contact info in Haiti: phone, email, hotel name and address (if known)
• inquirer's name, contact info and relationship to person in Haiti
• any special or emergency circumstances.

Volunteers

Red Cross volunteers undergo specialized training to let them safely and efficiently provide relief services locally, nationally and internationally. If you would like to volunteer for future disasters, please contact Joyce Adams at (707) 577-7603. We are not currently deploying volunteers from this chapter to Haiti.

The first step to becoming a Red Cross volunteer is to take our class, "Fulfilling Our Mission." Our course catalog (go to page 13) shows the next available class and how to register.

Donations of Goods (In-Kind Donations)

If your corporation has a large donation of supplies, please contact Emily Buller (ebuller[at]arcsm.org or 707-577-7627).

We appreciate, but are not able to accept, goods such as blankets or food from individuals. The cost to ship such items, as well as the logistics required to organize and store such items, make such donations impractical. Whenever possible, we use financial donations to purchase necessary goods and equipment from the area that suffered the disaster. In that way, the financial donation also helps rebuild the local economy.

A wonderful way to help the disaster response, if you have goods you no longer need, is to have a garage sale, and donate the proceeds to the Red Cross.