Catholic aid agencies accept donations for Haitian quake relief

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The following international aid agencies are working with partner agencies and local religious leaders in Haiti and are accepting donations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

• Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international relief and development agency, is accepting donations by phone at (800) 736-3467; online at www.crs.org; or by mail to CRS, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090. The Diocese of Worcester is taking a special collection this weekend to send to CRS.

• www.freethekids.org supports Project Hope, Pwoje Espwa, that houses and teaches homeless children outside of Les Cayes, Haiti. Project directors Deacon Peter and Linda Faford of the Worcester Diocese said they are accepting donations so they can support the 650 children on the compound and the expected influx from orphanages destroyed in Port-au-Prince.

• Caritas Internationalis is accepting donations for Haiti at www.caritas.org.

• Food for the Poor is also accepting donations at www.foodforthepoor.org.

• Catholic Medical Mission Board is accepting monetary donations by mail to CMMB, 10 W. 17th St., New York, NY 10011; by phone at (800) 678-5659; or online at http://support.cmmb.org/Haiti. Medicines and medical supplies may be donated by calling CMMB’s Kathy Tebbett at (212) 242 7757.

• Jesuit Refugee Service is accepting donations at www.jrsusa.org; click on “Donate Now” box on right of page.

• The Salesians are accepting donations by phone at (914) 633-8344; online at www.salesianmissions.org; or by mail to Salesian Disaster Relief, Salesian Missions, P.O. Box 30, New Rochelle, NY 10802-0030.

• The Pontifical Mission Societies have established a long-term solidarity fund to help Haiti. Contributions may be directed to: Pontifical Mission Societies, Haitian Solidarity Fund, 70 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018. Credit card donations can be made at www.onefamilyinmission.org.

• The Vincentians have set up an online donation forum at www.cammonline.org.

• The Archdiocese of Miami, which has a large Haitian population, has set up a place to donate online at www.newmiamiarch.org.