The Red Cross has spent or committed $67 million to Haiti
January 29th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The Red Cross on Thursday announced that, in an operation that has involved more emergency response teams than any other single-country disaster in global Red Cross history, they have spent or committed more than $67 million to the needs of survivors in Haiti.
The American Red Cross is currently focused in multiple areas through its emergency responders and partners including sending 3 million pre-packaged meals to those in needs, funding the World Food Programme efforts that will enable them to feed up to 1 million people for a month, providing and distributing 3.5 million liters of clean drinking water, distributing shelter items such as blankets, tarps, and tents to families who have been left homeless.
The Red Cross is also meeting the health needs of Haitian survivors and providing support to Haitian families in Haiti and the US. This includes providing relief supplies, shipment of blood products, family linking services, and providing Red Cross volunteers to the USNS comfort.
More than 49 flights carrying Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti, and additional humanitarian assistance is en route.
People can donate in support of the relief effort in Haiti at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS.
Mobile donors can text “Haiti” to 90999 to make a $10 contribution. A $10 donation made through mobile giving can provide a family with two water cans to store clean drinking water, basic first aid supplies or a blanket appropriate to the climate.
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