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Donating
and Volunteering (Agencies in the USA):
For most, you can donate by secure on-line credit card form, mail or phone. Some also accept
supplies for the victims. You can earmark help for a specific disaster or let the
organization use it where most needed.
Those with an asterisk (*) receive an "A" or
"B" grade from the American
Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), based on their August 2005 Charity Rating Guide &
Watchdog Report. Others also may do good work. We recommend that you see AIP's
coverage of charities working on current disasters - linked from
their home page. See also our
coverage of Wise Giving to Charities.
The US Treasury Dept.
provides information to help you
avoid giving to charities linked to terrorism.
Helping Iraq Recover:
All Our Children
Participating organizations are:
Church
World Service
Jubilee
Partners
Lutheran
World Relief
Mennonite
Central Committee
National
Council of Churches
Oxfam America
Sojourners
Stop Hunger
Now
This is a campaign by North Americans to provide critical health
care to vulnerable children in Iraq. The goal is to raise one million dollars for basic
health needs. It has reliable ways to bring aid to those in need. Public participation
and help are channeled through the above participating organizations.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
(ADRA)
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Phone: 1-800-424-2372
Website: www.adra.org/
Currently one of the leading non-governmental
relief organizations in the world. In 1997, was granted General Consultative Status by the
United Nations, a unique opportunity giving it an added voice in the international
community. In 1998 alone it assisted more than 18 million people with more than US $133
million in aid. More than 4,000 ADRA staff members currently work in more than 120
countries worldwide. As new challenges and needs arise, ADRA continues to strive to
realize its mission of reflecting God's love through compassionate acts of humanitarian
service.
This site contains information on how to donate to help
children in need. It has various articles about the organization and upcoming events.
Impressive graphics on the site make it easy to navigate.
Agency for International Development
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington D.C. 20523-1000
Phone: 1-202-712-4810 or 1-202-712-0000
Website: www.usaid.gov/
The United States has a long history of extending a helping hand
to people overseas struggling to make a better life, recovering from a disaster or striving
to live in a free and democratic country. The site "includes a list of
groups working for specific disasters. The U.S. Agency for International Development
is the U.S. federal government agency that implements America's foreign economic and
humanitarian assistance programs."
It covers many aspects of helping countries
recovering from disasters, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reform.
Information on the site is easy to find.
It provides humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to
the people of Iraq - to save lives, alleviate suffering, and mitigate the impact of
emergency situations. -SLG
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC):
A*
1501 Cherry St.,
Philadelphia, Pa 19102
Phone: 1-215-241-7000
E-mail: afscinfo@afsc.org
Website: www.afsc.org/
A Quaker organization that includes people of
various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Its
work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of
love to overcome violence and injustice. Founded in 1917 to provide conscientious
objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian victims during World War I, today AFSC has
programs that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace-building and
demilitarization, social justice, and youth in the United States and in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Middle East.
Information is
available in the form of videos, articles, periodicals, newsletters, and books. It also
contains information on how to volunteer or find a job. Offers lots of information
on services it performs all over the world.-VCS
Iraqi relief program focuses on providing clean water
and providing basic hygiene supplies to promote human dignity. -SLG
American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee (JDC)
Website: www.jdc.org/
Aids Jews in distress overseas on behalf of American
Jewry; does so in a non-partisan and apolitical way. Reaches out to Jews in countries in
the midst of political turmoil and crisis and is regarded as an honest broker by all sides.
The website offers information on current
projects on which they are working, offering aid to Jews all over the world, as well as
non-sectarian programs.-VCS
JDC is collecting funds to assist victims of the Iraqi
conflict, especially dislocated civilians. -SLG
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American Jewish World Service: A*
45-West 36th Street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 1-800-889-7146 or 1-212-736-2597
E-mail: josaltzman@itsa.edu
Website: www.ajws.org/
Contributions provide emergency food, shelter,
medical supplies and equipment, water purification and sanitation services to people
around the world.
Provides non-sectarian, humanitarian support, technical
assistance and emergency relief throughout the developing world. -VCS
The site contains information on how to volunteer or
donate.
The organization is collecting funds to assist in humanitarian
relief efforts for civilians affected in Iraq.
American Red Cross: (ARC):
A-*
2025 E St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 1-202-303-4498
E-mail: info@usa.redcross.org
Website: www.redcross.org/
A humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided
by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross
Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare
for, and respond to emergencies.
The mission of ARC Disaster Services is
to ensure nationwide disaster planning, preparedness, community disaster education and
mitigation. Responds to situations that cause human suffering or create human needs
that those affected cannot alleviate without assistance. An independent, humanitarian,
voluntary organization, not a government agency. -VCS
The site has a virtually limitless source of information
on how to help causes such as the Armed Forces Emergency Services, Biomedical Services,
Disaster Services, Health and Safety Services, International Services, Nursing, and Youth
Involvement.
It is actively involved in Iraq, providing and
coordinating humanitarian relief efforts, among many other functions. -SLG 
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American Refugee Committee (ARC): A+*
International Headquarters
430 Oak Grove St., Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 1-612-872-7060
Fax: 1-612-607-6499
E-mail: archq@archq.org
Website: www.archq.org/
Since
1978 ARC has been working for the survival, health, and well-being of uprooted people.
Seeks to enable them to rebuild productive lives of dignity and purpose, striving always
to respect the values of those served.
Covers information from how to become a
donor and volunteer to providing links to ARC program sites.
Offers information on various programs it is running and has
run, a list of events it is sponsoring and more. -VCS
Emergency efforts in Iraq include providing food, shelter,
water, sanitary facilities and medical care; it needs your generous support!
-SLG
AmeriCares Foundation: B*
88 Hamilton Ave
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: 1-800-486-4357
Website: www.americares.org/
AmeriCares Foundation is a non-profit,
disaster-relief and humanitarian aid organization. It provides immediate response to
emergency medical needs and supports long-term health-care programs, regardless of race,
creed, or political persuasion.
It has already delivered more than $2 billion of life-saving
medicines and relief supplies to needy people, both in the United States and 118 other
countries.
AmeriCares' site contains information about volunteer and
employment opportunities. It offers descriptions of various international and domestic
programs.
It is assisting relief in Iraq by supplying medical aid
to Iraqi hospitals. -SLG
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Baptist World Aid
6733 Curran St.
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 1-703-790-8980
E-mail: BWAid@bwanet.org
Website: www.bwanet.org/new/index.htm
The Aid organization is an arm of the Baptist
World Alliance, supporting famine and refugee relief,
projects leading to self sufficiency and sustainable
development and fellowship assistance. All projects and relief are irrespective of tribe,
caste, color or religion.
Brother's Brother Foundation: B-*
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Phone: 1-412-321-3160
E-mail: BBF@charitiesusa.com
Website: www.brothersbrother.org/
Since its founding in 1958, BBF has donated more
than $800
million dollars of needed resources to more than 40 million people in more
than100 countries on five continents.
Its programs include medical, education and food assistance and
agricultural assistance.
BBF's programs include medical, education,
food and agricultural assistance. The
website provides information on current programs all over the world, and information on
how to donate to or volunteer with their organization.
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CARE: A-*
151 Ellis St. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 1-404-589-2651
E-mail: info@care.org
Website: www.care.org/
CARE provides developmental and emergency aid
that reaches tens of millions of people each year in more than 60
countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Founded in the
aftermath of World War II, CARE enabled Americans to send more than 100
million CARE Packages® to survivors of the conflict in Europe and Asia.
For more than 50 years, CARE has been a vehicle of American generosity
abroad.
CARE's programs seek to help poor families obtain this
security. CARE seeks a world of tolerance and social justice, where people have overcome
poverty and live in dignity and security. Offers "marketplace", where the
organization sells books and other things to raise money for its organization.
CARE has been working in Iraq from 1991 and remained there
throughout the war. It has delivered clean water to 25,000 people in areas west of
Baghdad and is helping malnourished children. -SLG
Catholic Relief Services:
A-*
209 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 1-410-625-2220
E-mail: webmaster@catholicrelief.org
Website: www.catholicrelief.org/
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943
by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged
overseas. Catholic Relief Services responds to natural and
man-made disasters, provides assistance
to the poor to alleviate immediate needs and
involves people and communities in their own development. -VCS
Catholic Relief Services gives assistance in
meeting human
needs abroad and also promotes just and socially responsible policies. It presents
information to all people on how to help the organization.
It is one of the top five agencies working in Iraq,
providing food, medicine and support to its people through their partner, Caritas Iraq.
-SLG
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Christian Children's Fund:
A*
2821 Emorywood Pkwy.
Box 26484
Richmond, VA 23294
Phone: 1-880-776-6767
Website: www.christianchildrensfund.org/
Christian Children's Fund
currently assists more that 2.5 million children in 30 countries, including the United
States, regardless of race, creed, nationality or gender. Since its
founding, it has
provided more than $1.6 billion of services to children and their communities.
It's programs involve safe water,
immunizations, better nutrition, educational assistance, literacy courses
and skills training.
The Christian Children's Fund helps prevent malnutrition and
unsanitary problems suffered by our children. It is no longer
hard to navigate. The website offers an in-depth explanation of what
it does and
offers many ways to get involved, the most prominent being its sponsor a child
program.
It is establishing a child focused protection program for
Iraqi children affected by the war. -SLG
Church World Service:
A-*
28606 Phillips St.
Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: 1-800-297-1516
E-mail: info@churchworldservice.org
Website: www.churchworldservice.org/
Church World Service works with churches and
organizations in more than 80 countries, attempting to provide aid and foster
self-reliance for those in need. CWS works worldwide in programs of social and economic
development, emergency response, assistance to refugees, education and advocacy, and
ecumenical relationships. Within the U.S., Church World Service assists communities
respond to disasters, resettle refugees, promote fair national and international
policies and provide educational resources.
Church World Service gives information on world-wide programs
like the Emergency Response Office, Immigration and Refugee Program, Impacting Public
Office, Agricultural Missions, and the International Justice and Human Rights Office.
Provides information on helping CWS, such as donations to planting seeds around the
world.
The organization is participating in the "All Our
Children" campaign (Iraq) to address critical ongoing health needs of Iraqi children
for medicines such as antibiotics, as well as anesthesia, IV solution kits, and other essential
items.
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Direct Relief International:
B+*
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone: 1-805-964-4767
Email: info@directrelief.org
Website: www.directrelief.org/
Provides medical support with new and used medical
equipment, pharmaceuticals and supplies to more than 3,000 charitable health facilities worldwide.
It seeks to provide assistance
to health institutions and health projects that serve the poor and victims
of natural and civil disasters, without regard to political affiliation,
religious belief or ethnic identity.
The site allows easy navigation with a table of contents. It
provides information on events involving disaster services, medical supplies, and health
programs.
The relief effort in Iraq concerns humanitarian medical needs.
This organization is working in collaboration with several others, also referenced on this
site. -SLG
Doctors
of the World USA:
A*
375 West Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 1-or 1-888-817-HELP
E-mail: info@dowusa.org
Website: www.doctorsoftheworld.org/
Doctors of the World is a nonprofit organization
that relies on volunteers and private donors in order to provide medical
care to the world's most vulnerable people.
The site describes programs dedicated to easing the suffering
of people around the world. It offers people the opportunity to contribute to the group's
goals.
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Doctors Without Borders USA:
A*
333 7th Ave, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 1-212-679-6800
Fax: 1-212-679-7016
E-mail: doctors@newyork.msf.org
Website: www.dwb.org/
"Médecins Sans Frontières" (also known as Doctors
Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters and to
those lacking health care from social or
geographical isolation. MSF provides assistance without
regard to race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.
The site provides press releases, news updates, and special
reports on current events all around the world.
It is actively involved in providing medical assistance to
hospitals throughout Iraq. The current medical status of Iraqi hospitals
is summarized on
the website. -SLG
Episcopal Relief and Development
815 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Phone:
1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129
Website:
www.er-d.org/
Food for the Hungry:
B*
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85260
Phone: 1-800-248-6437 or 1-480-998-3100
E-mail: hunger@fh.org
Website: www.fh.org/
A Christian relief and development
organization dedicated to meeting physical and spiritual needs around the world.
It seeks to assist the poor overcome hunger and poverty through integrated
self-development and relief programs. Relief efforts include African
famines, Southeast Asian typhoons, Central American earthquakes and floods in the United States.
-VCS
Food for the Hungry provides opportunities to help a child
rise out of poverty, despair, and hopelessness with proper nutrition, an education and
a
way to speak out to God.
The website contains helpful information about getting involved
and supporting through long or short term volunteering, donations and other
means. -SLG
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Heart to Heart International
318 Lyons-Harrison Research Building
701 South 19th St.
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0007
Phone: 1-205-934-8085
Fax: 1-205-975-6535
Website: www.uab.edu/hearttoheart/home.htm
This nonprofit organization helps
children in the developing world with congenital heart defects.
It bring
children needing surgery to the United States for treatment through a network of participating physicians and hospitals donating
care and services.
It seeks to reduce the impact of childhood
cardiovascular disease on world health through programs that save lives
and promote systemic change in developing countries.
Heart to Heart provides opportunities for people to
participate in fellowship and internship programs in order to advance in the field of
cardiology. (The web page hasn't been updated since 1997.) -VCS
InterAction
(The American Council for Voluntary International Action)
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 1-202-667-8227
E-mail: ia@interaction.org
Website: www.interaction.org/
InterAction is the USA's largest coalition of international
development, disaster relief and refugee assistance agencies. To increase efficiency,
it coordinates activities of more than 150 US-based non-profit organizations,
which include both secular
and religious groups.
Formed
in 1984, InterAction effectively advocates strengthening the ability of
people in developing countries to become self-reliant. Its members'
programs provide aid in areas including economic development,
health, education, relief to victims of disasters and wars, assisting refugees,
advancing human rights, protecting the environment, addressing population concerns, advocating for
more just public policies and increasing understanding and cooperation between people.
Women, who comprise 70 percent of the world’s poor, are central to many of these
programs, and special efforts are made to promote women’s participation and
equity.-VCS
InterAction works to ease human suffering and to achieve a world of
self-reliance, justice and peace. The site contains information about volunteering
opportunities and how to help.
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International AID, Inc.
17011 West Hickory
Spring Lake, MI 49456
Phone: 1-616-846-7490 or 1-800-251-2502
E-mail: ia@internationalaid.org
Website: www.internationalaid.org/
International AID provides supplies to thousands
of long- and short-term missionaries and relief workers each year.
Reaching a global network of mission
hospitals, clinics, orphanages and churches around the world, it assists
those in need regardless of nationality, ethnicity
or creed.-VCS
International AID offers to help people all around the world
including the food crisis in Ethiopia and post-war aid for Kosovo.
International Medical Corps:
A+*
1919 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 1-310-826-7800
Fax: 1-310-442-6622
Email: imc@imc-la.org
Website: www.imc-la.org/
International Medical Corps is a nonprofit
humanitarian relief organization seeking to save lives and relieve
suffering through medical intervention and training that build
self-reliance in war-torn and impoverished regions of the world.
IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps
to restore
self-reliance. -VCS
The site offers information about IMC's programs all over the
world, and it lists job openings abroad, as well as at its headquarters in the
US.-VCS.
The organization is focused on supplying medical and
pharmaceutical needs in hospitals and medical centers throughout Iraq. -SLG
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International Mission Board
P. O. Box 6767
Richmond, VA 23230-0767
Phone: 1-800-999-3113
Website: www.imb.org/
Its mission is to lead Southern Baptists in international
mission efforts to evangelize the lost disciple believers, develop churches and minister
to people in need. International Mission Board mobilizes prayer support, appoints missionaries,
enlists volunteers, channels financial support and communicates how God is
working overseas.
The organization has several ways to get involved in
its
local or international missions. It is actively involved in Iraq, China and other
Muslim countries. -SLG
International Orthodox
Christian Charities (IOCC)
110 West Road, Suite 360
Baltimore, Maryland 21204 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-410-243-9820 or 1-877-803-4622
E-mail: relieg@iocc.apc.org
Website: www.iocc.org/
A religious organization seeking to provide food,
shelter, economic self-sufficiency and hope to those suffering and in
need around the world.
There are many articles on what the
organization has done so far. Easy to browse with links to frequently asked questions.
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International Rescue Committee:
A+*
122 E. 42nd St., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10168-1289
Phone: 1-212-551-3000
Website: www.intrescom.org/
Founded at the
request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Hitler, the IRC aids
those fleeing
racial, religious and ethnic persecution, and those uprooted by war and
violence.
International Rescue Committee first rapidly
delivers medical and public health services,
shelter and food. The group then run programs to assist refugees with coping
with life in exile and becoming self-sufficient. -VCS
The International Rescue Committee has many employment
opportunities. The site is very well-organized with an easy to use table of contents.
Jubilee Partners
PO Box 68
Comer, GA 30629
Phone: 1-706-783-5131
Website: www.jubileepartners.org/
This Christian service community in rural
northeast Georgia was
founded in 1979 by a group from Koinonia Partners, several of whom were involved in
founding Habitat for Humanity three years earlier.
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Lutheran World Relief:
A*
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 1-410-230-2700
E-mail: lwr@lwr.org
Website: www.lwr.org/
Lutheran World Relief works to secure safe water, nutritious
food, good health, improved skills and better livelihoods for people overcoming poverty.
Though the site could be a bit more organized, the site map
is helpful for exploring the site. Lutheran World Relief offers both employment and many
volunteer opportunities.
MAP International, Emergency Relief Fund:
C+*
2200 Glynco Pkwy.,
Box 215000
Brunswick, Ga. 31521-5000
Phone: 1-912-265-6010 or 1-800-225-8550
E-mail: map@map.org
Website: www.map.org/
MAP International promotes the total health of
those
living in the world's poorest communities by helping to provide medicines, prevent and
cure diseases and create better health systems.-VCS
The captions for links make the site very easy to navigate.
There is plenty of information on this site.
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Mennonite Central Committee:
A*
21 South 12th Street,
PO Box 500
Akron PA, 17501-0500
Phone: 1-888-563-4676 or 1-717-859-1151
E-mail: mailbox@mcc.org
Website: www.mcc.org/
An agency of the North
American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches that provides relief,
service and peace to care
for those in need.
Mercy Corps International:
B+*
3015 S.W. First Ave.
Portland, OR 97201-4796
Phone: 1-800-292-3355 ext. 250
E-mail: info@mercycorps.org
Website: www.mercycorps.org/
Mercy Corps is working in Turkey to help
earthquake victims. It seeks to relieve people from suffering
poverty and oppression by helping to build secure, productive, and just
communities. The agency operates in more than 25 countries and serves 4
million people worldwide. -VCS
The table of contents placed at a prominent place in the page
makes the site easy to explore. It contains a wealth of information about helping to end
global poverty.
Volunteering opportunities are only offered in their Portland,
Oregon office.-VCS
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National Council of Churches
475 Riverside Drive, Room 880,
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 1-212-870-2030 or 1-212-870 2227
E-mail: news@ncccusa.org
Website: www.ncccusa.org/
A leading force for ecumenical cooperation among
Christians in the United States.
The NCC is currently involved in the All Our Children
program, helping Iraqi children. -SLG
Operation Blessing
977 Centerville Turnpike
Virginia Beach, VA 23463
Phone: 1-757-226-3657 or 1-800-436-6348
Website: www.ob.org/
This organization has been
aiding the underprivileged and disaster victims worldwide for 25 years.
The site is easy to navigate with very good information on
its various programs. The organization is currently assisting Iraqis with critical
medical needs. -SLG
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Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Phone: 1-323-658-8876
Fax: 1-323-653-7846
Website: www.opusa.org/
Operation USA assists developing communities in the United
States and abroad with natural and man-made disasters and
chronic poverty by creating sustainable health, nutrition and disaster
response programs and all needed materials, training and advocacy, and financial
support. -VCS
Vague buttons make browsing
uncomfortable. The site has
information on its programs concerning helping those who suffer from poverty as well as
natural and man-made disasters.
Oxfam-America:
B+*
26 West St.
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 1-800-776-9326 or 1-617-728-1211
E-mail: info@oxfamamerica.org
Website: www.oxfamamerica.org/
Oxfam America seeks long-term solutions to hunger,
poverty and social injustice by creating long-term partnerships with poor communities around
the world and supporting self-help efforts.
Oxfam also seeks to educate the public worldwide
about the
realities of poverty and our universal obligation to establish a future that is
equitable, environmentally sustainable, and respectful of the rights of all
peoples. -VCS
The site provides information about helping poverty, hunger
and injustice. The text explaining links is helpful.
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Salvation Army World Service Office:
A or A-*
615 Slaters Lane
P.O. Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
E-mail: webmaster@usn.salvationarmy.org
Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org/
The Salvation Army provides aid in more than 100
countries through the use of more than 140 languages. It has
established more than 14,000 Corps (centers for worship)
as well as social, medical, educational and other community services.
-VCS
The site provides opportunities to donate online and to
volunteer. There are clear and simple expressive links that allow for easy navigation.
Samaritan's Purse:
B*
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 1-828-262-1980
E-mail: info@samaritan.org
Website: www.samaritan.org/
Samaritan’s Purse, a nonprofit Christian
mission organization, helps to meet the critical needs of victims of
war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine to serve its
commitment to evangelism.
The site offers information on relief efforts made all around the
world. The organization provides opportunities for people internationally to assist in the
group's goals. -VCS
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Save the Children Federation: (A*)
Attn: Donor Services
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT. 06880
Phone: 1-800-728-3843 or 1-203-221-4030
Website: www.savethechildren.org/
Save the Children Federation seeks to assist
children born into poverty and those suffering from war and natural
disaster. It runs locally appropriate programs in education, health care,
environmentally sound agriculture, and economic productivity to promote
self-reliance. -VCS
The site gives people the opportunity to help by allowing
them to help sponsor and make a difference in the life of a child. A very detailed and
informative site.
Sojourners
2401 15th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 1-202-328-8842
E-mail: sojourners@sojo.net
Website: www.sojo.net/
"A Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and
practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice."
It currently is involved in the All Our Children program,
helping Iraqi children. -SLG
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Stop Hunger Now
2501 Clark Ave Suite 301
Raleigh, NC 27607-7213
Phone: 1-888-501-8440 or 1-919-839-0689
E-mail: info@stophungernow.org
Website: www.stophungernow.org/
Established in 1998, Stop Hunger Now coordinates the
distribution of food and other life-saving aid to crisis areas across the globe.
It has
provided more than $18 million worth of aid to people in more than 45 countries
around the world.
It currently is involved in the All Our Children program,
helping Iraqi children. -SLG
UJA Federation of North America
PO Box 30
Old Chelsea Stations
New York, NY 10113
Phone: 1-212-284-6500
Website: www.uja.org/
The UJA Federation seeks to improve and enrich
the lives of Jews around the world.
The UJA Federation helps Jews worldwide by rescuing
those who are persecuted in their homelands, such as the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia,
and sending them to Israel to start a new life with the liberty to practice their
religion.-VCS
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United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 1-800-862-4246
E-mail: info@gbgm-umc.org
Website: gbgm-umc.org
UMCOR's ministries aid refugees, provide relief
in disaster areas and confront the challenge of world hunger and
poverty in more than 100 countries. -VCS
The site provides current information on events that occurred
in recent history. It also offers employment and volunteer opportunities. (The site is
confusing to browse, a lot of the buttons they use are too vague and it's
not easy to get what you're looking for.) -VCS
U.S. Association for the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
1775 K St. NW, Suite 290
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 1-202-296-1115 or 1-800-770-1100
E-mail: info@usaforunhcr.org
Website: usaforunhcr.org
One mission of UNHCR is to raise American consciousness
about the work and accomplishments of the organization, such as providing food, water, shelter, medical and other
types of assistance to refugees in 122 countries around the world. -VCS
The website offers lots of useful information for people of
all ages on the refugee problem.-VCS
It is assisting Iraqi refugees by offering life-saving
assistance. -SLG
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U.S. Committee for UNICEF:
C+*
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-4UNICEF
Website: www.unicefusa.org/
This is one of 37 national committees
set up worldwide to raise money for UNICEF, which is working in more than
160 countries and territories to provide health care, clean water, improved
nutrition, and education to millions of children in Africa, Asia, Central
and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The site offers information on current projects, and
opportunities to support UNICEF by selling cards, volunteering, or making online
donations. A very comprehensive website.
UNICEF is actively involved in Iraq, providing clean water
and child care. It is actively campaigning for reopening of schools and humanitarian
aid. Information on the site is current and constantly updated. - SLG
World Concern:
B*
19303 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA. 98133
Phone: 1-800-755-5022 or 1-206-546-7269
Email: info@worldconcern.org
Website: www.worldconcern.org/
World Concern is an international Christian relief and
development organization that assists more than four million people a year
in more than 85 countries. It seeks to alleviate suffering by providing emergency relief,
rehabilitation and long-term development to enable Christian relationships
to develop. -VCS
World Concern provides
opportunities for people to work overseas to help serve the poor as well as volunteering
in the US and donating money and for used items to be sent to needy families. The links
provided within the text are useful.-VCS
World Concern is working with other international relief agencies
to distribute food kits and supplies within Iraq. The program will assist up to 20,000
families in need within the areas of Baghdad, Mozul, Kirkuk and Basra for up to six
months. -SLG
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World Food Program
Two United Nations Plaza
WFP Liaison Office Room DC2-2500
New York, N.Y. 10017, USA
Phone: 1-212-963-8364
E-mail: WFP.NewYork@wfp.org
Website: www.wfp.org/
WFP is the frontline United Nations Agency
seeking to eradicate world hunger. Its programs include: Food for LIFE
to sustain victims of man-made and natural disasters; Food for GROWTH to
improve the nutrition and quality of life of the most vulnerable people
at critical times in their lives; and Food for WORK to help promote the
self-reliance of poor people and communities.
WFP provides current reports and statistics on transport
statistics, vulnerability analysis, and statistics on projects, resources, and global food
aid. -VCS
The site contains updates and background information on WFP's humanitarian operations in the Iraqi region. This includes daily press briefings,
latest galleries, regional contacts and country briefs. -SLG
World Relief
7 East Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 1-443-451-1900
E-Mail: WorldRelief@wr.Org
Website: www.worldrelief.org/
"The mission of World Relief is to work with the
church in alleviating human suffering worldwide in the name of Jesus Christ."
"World Relief works through local churches
by assisting with economic development and health improvements, by helping
them minister
to refugees and migrants, and by aiding in their responses to disasters."
It provides opportunities in volunteering and employment by
rebuilding homes, helping refugee families learn English, along with other services. The
site is not easily navigated, but it does provide a wealth of information about what World
Relief does.
World Relief is lending support at a border camp
established for fleeing third country nationals (TCNs). -SLG
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World
Vision: B+*
World Vision Inc.
PO Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063
Phone: 1-888-511-6598
Website: www.worldvision.org/
World Vision was founded in China to help children orphaned
in the Korean War. It now assists in transforming entire communities with water programs, health care,
education, agricultural and economic development, and strategic
Christian leadership activities. The organization boasts staff
surpassing 11,000, working in nearly 90 countries to serve 1.3 million
sponsored children, and supported by more than a million donors
worldwide.
Has a special fund to help the Afghan people.
Provided with a navigation bar, browsing within the site is
very simple. A very comprehensive and informative site.
World Vision has been asked by the World Food Programme to be the
lead agency for an emergency food distribution effort to give critically needed help to
innocent children and families devastated in Iraq. -SLG
*Receives an "A" or
"B" grade from American
Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), based on their August 2005 Charity Rating Guide &
Watchdog Report. These grades are based on
important financial criteria but are not a complete evaluation of the
effectiveness, value or ethics of any group. It is important to do
additional research before making your final decision. Others may do
good work, also.
We recommend that you see AIP's coverage of
charities working on current disasters - linked from
their home page. See also our
coverage of Wise Giving to Charities
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