Earthquake Relief

Dear Friends of the East Bay Community Foundation –

As focused as we are here at the Foundation on meeting the serious needs of our region, world events occasionally propel us into action beyond our local borders. So it is with the devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti.

These quakes have caused unbearable death and destruction. You have seen it on TV and on the internet, heard about it on the radio, and read about it in newspapers.

Haiti is the western hemisphere’s poorest nation. Some 80 percent of Haitians live below the poverty line. This earthquake has moved a nation already on the precipice into a more devastating state.

Many aid organizations are already on the ground in Haiti. They can leverage your generosity into meaningful help for victims.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile on February 27th has resulted in catastrophic damage and tsunamis in the Pacific.

If you choose to assist one of the organizations below, you will be providing a direct line of assistance to those in need.

Please help in whatever way you are able.

With hope for all those touched by these disasters – and I believe that is all of us,

Nicole Taylor
President & CEO

Chile Earthquake Relief

The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has pledged $50,000 and is on the ground providing limited search and rescue services, administering first aid and distributing pre-positioned supplies.
Donation link: International Response Fund
American Red Cross - International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
1-800-REDCROSS

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is responding to the earthquake both on-the-ground in Chile and internationally.
Donation link: Chile Earthquake Relief Fund

Haiti Earthquake Relief

The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is pledging an initial $200,000 to assist communities impacted by the earthquake, has staff on the ground and will be providing relief supplies to those in need.
Donation Link: Link
American Red Cross - International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
1-800-REDCROSS

Oxfam
Oxfam provides international relief and has about 200 staff on-the-ground responding with public health, water, and sanitation services to prevent the spread of disease.
Donation Link: https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3560&3560.donation=form1
226 Causeway St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114-2206
1-800-77-OXFAM

The Pan American Development Foundation
The Pan American Development Foundation is the natural disaster relief arm of the Organization of American States and has more than 150 people working in Haiti on economic development, disaster mitigation and protecting human rights.
Donation Link: https://padf.orchidsuites.net/sites/panamericanrelief.org/ht/d/MakeDonation
1889 F Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
1-202-458-3969

UNICEF
UNICEF is seeking donations for the ongoing emergency relief efforts in Haiti and the Caribbean region. UNICEF has been working in Haiti since 1949.
Donation Link: http://www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake
1-800-4UNICEF

CARE
CARE has been working in Haiti since 1954 and has extensive experience responding to disasters. It has 133 staff on the ground, and is dispatching humanitarian crisis experts including an emergency team from CARE offices around the globe.  CARE will help the people of Haiti access food, safe water and sanitation, emergency supplies, and health services.  In the longer term, CARE will remain to help affected people return to a sense of normality and rebuild their lives.
Donation Link: https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?5000.donation=form1&df_id=5000