(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Corrine Brown issued the following statement:

"To whom God has given much, much is to be expected. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of the island nation of Haiti, and to the Haitian Diaspora community residing here in the United States and around the world. The loss of life and destruction of property in and around the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince are simply unimaginable, and the work of caring for the injured, sheltering the displaced, and rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure will be arduous. As President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have stated, our country is ready to commit humanitarian aid, and civilian and military disaster relief to the recovery effort. Working with the international community and with non-governmental organizations, I am confident that our nation will provide emergency relief and support to the Haitian people during this critical time.

"I am encouraging everyone to assist the people of Haiti in any way possible, and am including a few important phone numbers and websites to donate and/or to make a contribution."

How you can help:

Contributions/Donations

From cell phones/Blackberries, etc…

Text "HAITI" to the number 90999 ($10 will be charged to your cell phone bill and donated to the Red Cross and Mercy Corps towards relief efforts on the island).

U.S.AID (United States Agency for International Development) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
http://www.usaid.gov/
202-712-0000

Center for International Disaster Information's (CIDI)
703-276-1914
http://www.cidi.org

The White House
www.whitehouse.gov

Interaction
http://www.interaction.org/
202-667-8227

AME-SADA (Haiti)
www.amesada.org
202-371-8722

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

Americares
www.americares.org

Habitat for Humanity
www.habitat.org

Operation USA
www.opusa.org

UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org

WorldVision
www.worldvision.org
888-511-6593

Yele Haiti
www.yele.org

Catholic Relief Services
www.crs.org
888-277-7575

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
888-392-0392

Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org
800-725-2769

Oxfam International
www.cchaiti.org
800-776-9326

For information about family members in Haiti:
1-888-407-4747

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