Sioux Empire Red Cross

How to Get Help

If you are searching for persons in Haiti,
The International Committee of the Red
Cross is helping to reconnect separated
families within the country. They have
established a special Web site, enabling
persons in Haiti and abroad to search for
and register the names of relatives
missing since the earthquake:
www.icrc.org/familylinks.

If you’re trying to reach a U.S. citizen
living or traveling in Haiti, you should
contact the U.S. Department of State,
Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at
1-888-407-4747. Or you can send
inquiries to Haiti-earthquake@state.gov
with the following information. Full name,
date of birth and passport info (if know) of
the persons in Haiti you are trying to
contact. Their contact info in Haiti, such
as telephone number, email addresses,
hotel name and location (if known). Your
name and contact information and
relationship to the person in Haiti. Please
include any special or emergency
circumstances.

How to Help
While the American Red Cross appreciates heartfelt offers to travel to Haiti or to donate household
items, at this time, what the Red Cross needs the most are financial contributions – whether by
check, online or by phone.

Online: www.redcross.org
By phone: 1-800-RED-CROSS
In person: At your local chapter.
By text: Text the word "HAITI" to 90999-each text will donate $10 to Haiti relief

What could my gift actually buy?

$5 provides a water container to store clean drinking water

$10 provides a blanket that is appropriate to the climate and culture of the disaster-affected area

$25 provides a family of 5 with a kitchen set giving them the ability to cook and serve food (a disaster
can destroy even the most basic family possessions and restoring family’s self-sufficiency is
essential). This includes two cooking pots, a frying pan, bowls, plates, cups, and utensils.

$30 provides essential hygiene materials to 5 people for one month (ensuring adequate hygiene after
a disaster is essential in promoting the health of those affected). This includes items like a
toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo, body soap, laundry soap, toilet paper, sanitary pads, a razor
and a towel.

$60 provides tarps, rope, wood and tools for a family of five to build a temporary shelter. (2 tarps,
rope, hoe, machete, tin snips, handsaw, roofing nails, shovel, long nails, tie wire, claw hammer)

$100 provides a cooking set, hygiene pack, blankets, and water containers for one family of five
following a disaster.

$500 provides a family tent for a family of 5.

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters, provides nearly half of
the nation's blood supply, teaches lifesaving skills, and supports military members and their families.
The Red Cross is a charitable organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers
and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. For more information,
please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at www.redcrosschat.org.

You can help the victims of countless crises, like the recent earthquake in Haiti, around the world
each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which
will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other
support to help those in need. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to
designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donation by mailing
your donation with the designation to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C.
20013 or to your local American Red Cross chapter. Donations to the International Response Fund
can be made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at
www.redcross.org