It has been nearly a week since tragedy struck Haiti, leaving tens of thousands dead, and hundreds of thousands more in distress. The Red Cross’s earliest estimate is that over 3.5 million people have been affected.

It is both a human and a Jewish responsibility to act – and millions of people have done so via the web since last Tuesday. But as all media and governments report – the need is great and will continue to be so over the next weeks and months.

JGooders wants to help you help those in the direst of need and so are featuring the American Jewish Joint Distribution (JDC)’s Earthquake Disaster Relief project in Haiti.
To help respond to this earthquake, JDC is focusing its efforts on providing emergency medical aid to the injured. Supplies are needed to treat the scores of victims including medicines, medical equipment and other aid. In addition, with people displaced from their home, they have little or no food. JDC is also on providing meals to Haitians.

JDC is working with a network of Israeli, American, and other local partners on the ground and is fully coordinated with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) as well as Interaction in Washington D.C

As we begin this week – please contribute a few minutes of your time, and whatever resources you are able, to help those in need. Please also pass this on to others looking for a quick, safe way to donate.

Tags: emergency, haiti, humanitarian, relief

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