Haiti emergency workers

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Permalink Reply by Fight With Tools on January 13, 2010 at 2:40pm

Good luck Scott! If we find any information for you we will pass it on to you personally.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on January 14, 2010 at 12:00am

Hope you're already there to help. Thank goodness for your dedication and heart.
Peace

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Permalink Reply by Sheppard on January 14, 2010 at 9:56am

Scott,

Its good to know you're down there. I've provided a list of agencies and their status of response to the crisis. I'll try to give you a call to give you a heads up on the info below. I got it from www.one.org, so it shouldn't be too off. Good luck.
Sheppard

American Jewish World Service:

We are assessing where the gaps in service are and putting a process in place to help specific communities that might not be immediately served otherwise,” said AJWS’s vice president for programs, Aaron Dorfman. “Because of the economic and political situation in Haiti, disasters like this have devastating consequences throughout the country. Our long-standing partnerships with grassroots organizations in Haiti allow us to reach the poorest and most remote populations with the speed necessary to save lives.”

AmeriCares:

AmeriCares is working with partners on the ground to deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief. Many local partners are reporting it is difficult to reach staff on the ground near the epicenter of the earthquake.

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee:

As survivors clear rubble, search for loved ones, and mourn the losses that have occurred since yesterday’s massive earthquake in Haiti, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee staff are providing support and preparing plans for long-term aid.

“During a disaster like this, it is hard to see anything positive,” said Ken Little, CRWRC’s Disaster Response Senior Project Manager, “but one strength that we do have is local leaders and community connections who can quickly identify needs and help us distribute aid to those most in need in a timely and effective way.”

Compassion International:

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck just outside of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Our country staff is currently assessing the situation.

Edge Outreach:

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti is a major tragedy. EDGE is responding with water treatment systems and assistance lead by Bowin Tichenor, EDGE OUTREACH Regional Director in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Episcopal Relief and Development:

In the aftermath of a 7.0 earthquake, Episcopal Relief & Development is providing critical emergency funds to Haiti.

Food for the Hungry:

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Haiti, hitting in the highly populated capital of Port-au-Prince. Food for the Hungry Haiti staff members are on the ground and our Emergency Response Unit and nearby Dominican Republic staff are mobilizing to help Haitians in need.

Habitat for Humanity:

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12. Habitat for Humanity is working on affordable shelter solutions with low-income families in affected areas.

The Lambi Fund of Haiti:

Watch Lambi Fund Executive Director, Karen Ashmore, respond to news of tonight’s earthquake in Haiti.

Lutheran World Relief:

A major earthquake hit impoverished Haiti on Tuesday in the capital Port-au-Prince. LWR is currently contacting its partner in Haiti and will be responding.

Oxfam:

Oxfam has its emergency response team for Latin America based in Haiti so we are well prepared, with a public health, water and sanitation team in Port-au-Prince ready to respond. We also have emergency supplies in Panama that we are preparing to send in as soon as possible.

Partners in Health:

A major earthquake centered just 10 miles from Port-au-Prince has devastated sections of the city and knocked out telephone communications throughout the country.

With our hospitals and our highly trained medical staff in place in Haiti, Partners In Health is already mobilizing resources and preparing plans to bring medical assistance and supplies to areas that have been hardest hit. In Boston, our procurement and development teams are already fielding numerous offers of support and making arrangements to deliver resources as quickly as possible to the places where they are needed most.

Physicians for Peace:

Dr. Lisbet Hanson, an Ob/Gyn who is in Haiti working with Partners In Health, sent this update to Physicians for Peace last night to report on conditions on the ground:

“Many many thanks for your help. we are fine, trying to work with PIH to help in any way we can. Cange seems fairly calm and no major destruction here, though a lot of panic initially. Patients may be mobilized to Cange and Hinche: There is only one general surgeon and the Haitian ob/gyns are anxious to leave to check on their families in Port au Prince as they have had no contact. Sometime today I will have a better idea of what is happening. Thanks for your prayers and all that you do. I hear the devastation in Port au Prince is huge.

UNICEF

Despite heavy damages to its own offices in Port-au-Prince UNICEF is ready to provide immediate support to the victims of the unfolding humanitarian crisis following the earthquake that hit Haiti today.

In coordination with all other UN agencies present on the ground, UNICEF will provide supplies to allow access to adequate sanitation, safe water and basic health care.

UNICEF is also preparing materials and staff so that children, tremendously vulnerable during natural catastrophes, are protected. UNICEF materials and advisors will assist so that children are able to continue learning and studying, and be provided safe recreation areas while their caretakers turn to rebuilding their lives.

World Food Programme:

WFP is mobilising all available resources to bring urgently needed food assistance to thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Monday. As well as causing widespread death and destruction, the quake has left thousands of people hungry.

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Permalink Reply by bnt4 on January 14, 2010 at 6:51pm

Thanks for all the input. I actually meet with the director of FEMA for the territory and he said, as of this afternoon FEMA is not being sent into Haiti but when and if the are to be sent he told me what to do and that he will remember me and get me there.
He also suggested joining the Red Cross. I talked with them today and its really easy to join and I will be handing in my application Friday. The Red Cross offers free training, CPR and emergency response training. If any one has the desire to help out our fellow human beings I think you should sign up at your local red cross and at the least learn CPR.
Thanks all and
Blessings

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Permalink Reply by Amazed on January 19, 2010 at 7:03am

Best wishes Scott. I wish I was in the position to make it down there to help as well.

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Permalink Reply by Beth DeGraff on February 10, 2010 at 8:12am

Scott, you can sign up to volunteer for the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee in Haiti (see ONE list from sheppard) by sending an email to volunteer@crcna.org and requesting a volunteer app.

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