How to help
The following aid agencies are among those accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction can be reached at (202) 667-8227.
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th St., New York, NY 10018; (212) 967-7800; www.actionagainsthunger.org
ADRA International Asia Quake Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904; (800) 424-ADRA (2372); www.adra.org
Air Serv International
6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100; Warrenton, VA 20187; www.airserv.org
American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10018; (212) 736-2597; www.ajws.org
AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave., Stamford, CT 06902; (800) 486-4357; www.americares.org
Baptist World Aid
Asia Tidal Waves, 405 North Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046; (703) 790 8980; www.bwanet.org/bwaid
B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund, 2020 K. St. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006; (212) 490-3290; www.bnaibrith.org
Brother’s Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233; (412) 321-3160; www.brothersbrother.org
CARE
151 Ellis St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, (800) 521-CARE; www.care.org
Christian Children’s Fund
Child Alert Fund; PO Box 26484; Richmond, VA 23261-6484; (800) 776-6767; www.ChristianChildrensFund.org
Church World Service
PO Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515; (800) 297-1516; www.churchworldservice.org
Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93117; (805) 964-4767; www.directrelief.org
Food for the Hungry
Asia Quake Relief, 1224 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034; (800) 2-HUNGERS; www.fh.org
International Aid
17011 W. Hickory, Spring Lake, MI 49456; (800) 968-7490; www.internationalaid.org
International Medical Corps
Tsunami Emergency Response, 1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950; (800) 481-4462; www.imcworldwide.org
International Relief Teams
Asia Earthquake/Floods, 3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C, San Diego, CA 92108; (619) 284-7979; www.IRTeams.org
International Rescue Committee
PO Box 5058, Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874; (877) REFUGEE or 733-8433; www.theIRC.org
Latter-Day Saint Charities
Welfare Services Emergency Response, 50 East North Temple Street, Room 701,
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800; (801) 240-3544; ldscharitiesldschurch.org
Lutheran World Relief
South Asia Tsunami, 700 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21230; (410) 230-2700; www.lwr.org
MAP International
P.O. Box 215000, Brunswick, GA 31521; (800) 225-8550; www.map.org
Mercy Corps
Southeast Asia Earthquake, Dept. W, PO Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208-2669; (800) 852-2100; www.mercycorps.org
Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave. #200, Los Angeles, CA 90069; (800) 678-7255; www.opusa.org
Oxfam America
Asian Earthquake Fund, PO Box 1211, Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211; (800)77-OXFAM; www.oxfamamerica.org
Plan USA
Asia Disaster, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, RI 02886; (800) 556-7918; www.planusa.org
Project HOPE
Asia Tsunami Response, 255 Carter Hall Lane, Millwood, VA 22646; (800) 544-4673; www.project hope.org
SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)
South Asia Relief Fund, 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA, 22313; (800) SAL-ARMY
Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880; (800) 728-3843; www.savethechildren.org
Stop Hunger Now
SE Asia crisis, 2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27607; (888) 501-8440; www.stophungernow.org
US Fund for UNICEF
General Emergency Fund, 333 E. 38th St., New York, NY 10016; (800) 4-UNICEF; www.unicefusa.org
World Emergency Relief
2270-D Camino Vida Roble, Carlsbad, CA 92009; (760) 930-8001; www.worldemer gencyrelief.org
World Vision
P.O. Box 70288, Tacoma, WA 98481-0288; (888) 56-CHILD; www.worldvision.org