We gave for the Tsunami; please give to one of the charities below.
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urged people to make contributions to organizations. FEMA listed the following agencies as needing cash to assist hurricane victims:
• American Red Cross, 800-HELP NOW, 800-435-7669
• Operation Blessing, 800-436-6348
• America’s Second Harvest (archived: 2025), 800-344-8070
• Adventist Community Services (archived: 2006), 800-381-7171
• Catholic Charities, 703-549-1390
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (archived: 2009), 800-848-5818
• Church World Service, 800-297-1516
• Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998
• Episcopal Relief & Development, 1-800-334-7626 or
• Lutheran Disaster Response, 800-638-3522
• Mennonite Disaster Service (archived: 2021), 717-859-2210
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283
• Salvation Army, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
• Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief (archived: 2013), 800-462-8657, ext. 6440
• United Methodist Committee on Relief (archived: 2008), 800-554-8583
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