How To Lend a Helping Hand or Contribute
— -- The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. (We do not verify how these charities allocate funds or manage administrative costs. For help in choosing a charity, go to www.guidestar.org.)
Many Americans have expressed interest in adopting children who have been orphaned by the tsunami. The State Department, however, says such adoptions are not possible at this time for a number of reasons -- click here to learn more.
AID AGENCIES
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
ADRA International
Asia Quake Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-ADRA (2372)
Air Serv International
6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100
Warrenton, VA 20187
Air Friends Service Committee
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
888-588-2372
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief
P.O. Box 321
847A Second Ave.
New York, New York 10017
212-885-0832
American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
212-736-2597
American Refugee Committee
Tsunami Relief
430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
618-872-7060
American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
800-HELP NOW
AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-4357
Baptist World Aid
Asia Tidal Waves
405 North Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
703 790 8980
B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K. St. NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
212-490-3290
Brother's Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-321-3160
CARE
151 Ellis St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-521-CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Tsunami Emergency
209 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
877-HELP-CRS
Christian Children's Fund
Child Alert Fund
PO Box 26484
Richmond, Virginia - 23261-6484
800-776-6767
www.ChristianChildrensFund.org
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
South Asia Earthquake
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
800-55-CRWRC
Church World Service
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
Doctors of the World - USA
375 W. Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
212-226-9890
Doctors Without Borders
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
800-736-3467
Episcopal Relief and Development
Emergency Fund
P.O. Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101
800-334-7626
Food for the Hungry, Inc.
Food for the Hungry
Asia Quake Relief
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
800-2-HUNGERS
Friends of the World Food Programme
2 UN Plaza, DC2-2500
New York, NY 10017
212-963-4619
Habitat for Humanity
Asia Tsunami Response Fund
121 Habitat Street
Americus, GA 31709
229-924-6935
International Aid
17011 W. Hickory
Spring Lake, MI 49456
800-968-7490
International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent
UBS
Case Postale 2600
1211 Genève 2
Swift code: UBSWCHZH80A
International Medical Corps
Tsunami Emergency Response
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950
800-481-4462
International Relief Teams
Asia Earthquake/Floods
3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C
San Diego, CA 92108
619-284-7979
International Rescue Committee
P.O. Box 5058
Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
Islamic Relief USA
Southeast Asia Earthquake Emergency
P.O. Box 6098
Burbank, CA 91510
888-479-4968
Latter-Day Saint Charities
Welfare Services Emergency Response
50 East North Temple Street, Room 701
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800
801-240-3544
Lutheran World Relief
South Asia Tsunami
700 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-230-2700
MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521
800-225-8550
Mercy Corps
Southeast Asia Earthquake
Dept. W
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
800-852-2100
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
Tsunami Disaster Relief
44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
Plymouth, MI 48170-3869
800-556-3729
Network for Good
8615 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 1A
Vienna, VA 22182
703-265-3683
Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-678-8876
Oxfam America
Asian Earthquake Fund
PO Box 1211
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
800-77-OXFAM
Plan USA
Asia Disaster
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
800-556-7918
Project Concern International
Asia Tsunamis Press List
5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320
San Diego, CA 92123
858-279-9690
Project HOPE
Asia Tsunami Response
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
800-544-4673
Relief International
South Asia Response Fund
1575 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
800-573-3332
310-478-1200
SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)
South Asia Relief Fund
615 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA, 22313
1-800-SAL-ARMY
Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
1-800-728-3843
Stop Hunger Now
SE Asia crisis
2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
888-501-8440
United Way International
United Way South Asia Response Fund
701 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
703-519-0092
USA Freedom Corps
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
877-USA CORPS
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
General Emergency Fund
333 E. 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
Water Missions International
P.O. Box 31258
Charleston, SC 29417
843-769-7395
World Concern
Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
19303 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
World Emergency Relief
2270-D Camino Vida Roble
Carlsbad, CA 92009
760-930-8001
World Vision
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD