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Businesses who want to donate equipment and large scale commodities can donate through -

United States Government:

· Department of State Global Partnership Initiative: http://www.state.gov/s/partnerships/

· USAID: http://www.usaid.gov/

· OFDA: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/

· CIDI: http://www.cidi.org/

Private Sector:

· US Chamber of Commerce BCLC: http://www.uschamber.com/bclc/haitiearthquakeresponse.htm

· Clinton Foundation: http://www.clintonfoundation.org/haitiearthquake/

UN Agencies:

· UN and the Private Sector: http://business.un.org/en/documents/6452

· UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/

· World Food Program: http://www.wfp.org/

· WHO: http://www.who.int/en/

· Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: http://ochaonline.un.org/

In addition to equipment and commodities, agencies with services such as medical, volunteers, Search and Rescue, etc. should contact the United Nations agencies listed above or work through a Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) listed below.

NGOS:

Cash donations (which are preferred at this time) from individuals or private sector can be made through the following websites.

· InterAction: http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

· AidMatrix: http://www.aidmatrix.org/haiti.htm

· ALAN: http://www.aidmatrix.org/alan/about.html

· CIDI: http://www.cidi.org/

If Donors do not feel comfortable donating to these organizations, they are encouraged to donate to local offices of the American Red Cross (https://american.redcross.org) or Salvation Army (http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf).

Locating Family in Haiti:

The State Department Operations Center has set up the following phone number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747 (due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording). You can also send an email to the State Department. Please be aware that communications within Haiti are very difficult at this time.