How to Donate to Haiti

Here are some great ways to make a difference. Thanks to Lifehacker for this information! Also, if you have children in school, many schools are accepting donations for the Red Cross, which is how I helped.

Giving Help

• The American Red Cross is one of the most widely known organizations working in Haiti. They accept online donations, help volunteers arrange to give time or other support, and can accept $10 donations, charged to your cellphone bill, by texting HAITI to 90999.
• UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders, two other groups showing up frequently in calls for help, have set up sites for their Haiti efforts.
• Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean has harnessed Twitter to gather support for his Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, which also offers $5 text message donations.
• The Daily Beast, a news and opinion blog and aggregator, does a good turn by compiling this list of non-governmental organizations helping in Haiti, with some context on each organization and where your money goes.
• Caroline McCarthy's helpful CNET explainer points to lists compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR News, and CBS News.

Link Love: Donate to Your Local Food Bank

One of the best things about couponing and stock piling is that it gives you the opportunity to donate food to those in need. Please check out Faithful Provisions' post about the current needs for food banks. In this time of economic hardship, food banks have seen tremendous demand and really need our help. If you are local to Franklin, TN, you can drop off food at the Cool Springs YMCA or Fellowship Bible Church near Cool Springs.