Disaster relief organizations are mobilizing to aid Haiti - and are asking या help. Funds are needed to provide enough सुरक्षित water, temporary shelter and vital medical supplies.

UNICEF and Save the Children already have emergency teams in Haiti, and the Red पार करना, क्रॉस has released $200,000 in disaster funds.

आप can donate to these groups:

- Text Yele. Wyclef Jean is urging donors to text 'Yele' to 501501 and make a $5 contribution to the relief effort over cell phone. Click here to get और information via Wyclef's Twitter page.

- Save the Children. Donate at savethechildren.org या make checks out to "Save the Children" and mail to: Save the Children Income Processing Department, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Conn. 06880

- UNICEF. Go online to unicefusa.org/haitiquake या call (800) 4UNICEF.

- Red Cross. Go online to redcross.org and click Donate, या call (800) REDCROSS.

- Direct Relief International. Donate online at directrelief.org.

- Mercy Corp. Go online to mercycorps.org या mail checks to Haiti Earthquake Fund, Dept. NR, PO Box 2669, Portland, Ore. 97208 या call (888) 256-1900

To find information about फ्रेंड्स and family in Haiti: The U.S. State Department set up a toll-free number to call for information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747.

The department कहा some callers may receive a recording because of heavy volume of calls.

The State Department has also set up लिंक्स on its Web site to facilitate donations to disaster relief agencies.

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