NBC News with reporting by the AP and Reuters, has compiled a thorough and diverse list of aid groups working to help people in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation.
I’ll list them here, but click through for descriptions of each. Some offer food, some clothing, some medical assistance, some have assembled people locators for families trying to get in touch with each other. Some have the simple text message donation systems with which we’ve now become familiar, and others have more detailed means of donating.
- The American Red Cross
- The Philippine Red Cross
- UNICEF
- World Food Programme (WFP) – Also, UN World Food Programme
- The International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Save the Children
- Catholic Relief Services
- World Vision
- Habitat for Humanity
- Operation USA
- National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON)
- The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Mercy Corps
- ChildFund International
- International Medical Corps
- The Salvation Army
Google has launched a person finder, but their crisis response team has also put together this amazing crisis map of area resources including evacuation centers and command posts.
