Posted at 4:19 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Agencies accepting South Asia earthquake relief donations
Associated Press
The following aid agencies are accepting contributions to help those affected by the earthquake in Pakistan and other areas of South Asia. The organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of more than 160 U.S.-based private relief, international development and refugee assistance organizations.InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to donors, professional competence and quality of service. The coalition can be reached at 202-667-8227. An updated list of agencies, guidelines for giving and other information can be found on its official Web site, www.interaction.org.
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Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
877-777-1420
www.actionagainsthunger.org
ADRA International
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-ADRA (2372)
www.adra.org
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
JDC-South Asia Earthquake Relief
P.O. Box 321
847A Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-687-6200
www.jdc.org
American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
212-736-2597
www.ajws.org
American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
800-HELP-NOW
www.redcross.org
American Refugee Committee
Rapid Response Fund
P.O. Box 1450
Minneapolis, MN 55485-5618
612-872-7060
www.archq.org
AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave
Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-HELP
www.americares.org
Baptist World Aid
Earthquake Relief
405 North Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
www.bwanet.org/bwaid
B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
888-388-4224
www.bnaibrith.org
Brother's Brother Foundation
Asia Earthquake
1200 Galveston Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
888-323-1916
www.brothersbrother.org
CARE
CARE Gift Center
P.O. Box 1870
Merrifield, VA 22116-9646
800-521-CARE
www.care.org
Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
800-736-3467
www.catholicrelief.org
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
South Asia Earthquake 2005
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49560
800-55-CRWRC
www.crwrc.org
Church World Service
#6979 Southern Asia Earthquake
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org
Concern Worldwide, US
104 East 40th Street, Suite 902
New York, NY 10016
800-59-CONCERN
www.concernusa.org
Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
800-676-1638
www.directrelief.org
Episcopal Relief and Development
Emergency Relief Fund
PO Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101-5043
800-334-7626, ext. 5129
www.er-d.org
Food for the Hungry, Inc.
South Asia Earthquake
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
877-780-4261 ext. 2506
www.fh.org
Habitat for Humanity International
South Asia Earthquake
121 Habitat St
Americus, GA 31709
800-422-4828
www.habitat.org
International Aid
17011 W. Hickory
Spring Lake, MI 49456
800-251-2502
www.internationalaid.org
International Medical Corps
Pakistan Earthquake Relief Fund
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950
800-481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org/onlinedonation.shtml
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10168
877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
www.theIRC.org
MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31525
800-225-8550
www.map.org
Mercy Corps
Pakistan Earthquake Fund
Dept. NR
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
Pakistan Earthquake Relief
44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
Plymouth, MI 48170-3869
800-556-3729
www.mercyusa.org
Operation USA
South Asia Earthquake
8320 Melrose Avenue, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
www.opusa.org
Oxfam America
Global Emergencies Fund
P.O. Box 1211
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
800-77-OXFAM
www.oxfamamerica.org
Relief International
Pakistan Earthquake
1575 Westwood Blvd, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
800-573-3332
www.ri.org
Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
Stop Hunger Now
Pakistan
2501 Clark Ave, Suite 301
Raleigh, NC 27607
888-501-8440
www.stophungernow.org
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Advance #232000, Pakistan Earthquake
P.O. Box 9068
New York, NY 10087
800-554-8583
www.umcor.org
US Fund for UNICEF
333 E. 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org
World Concern
South Asia Earthquake
19303 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
www.worldconcern.org
World Emergency Relief
Asia Disaster Fund
2270-D Camino Vida Roble, Ste. K
Carlsbad, CA 92009
760-930-8001
www.worldemergencyrelief.org
World Relief
Southeast Asia Earthquake
7 E. Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21202
800-535-5433
www.worldrelief.org
World Vision
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD
www.worldvision.org
