Haiti Earthquake: Volunteers & Donated Items
  

VOLUNTEERS:

At this time, the American Red Cross is only deploying existing volunteers who are specially trained to manage international emergency operations.

Medical personnel interested in volunteering for Haiti relief should contact International Medical Corps at 202-828-5155 or 202-340-1476.

If you're interested in volunteering locally, please visit www.oregonredcross.org/volunteer.


DONATED ITEMS:

Unfortunately, the Red Cross is unable to accept donated items for Haiti relief, including food, clothing, shoes and medicine. The cost of processing and transporting these donations is almost always greater than the cost of purchasing those goods locally. And, the influx of unsolicited donations distracts relief workers on site from critical emergency response activities – feeding and sheltering the affected population.


In addition, because we cannot anticipate what these spontaneous donations of collected of items will include, we cannot ensure that the donated products will be appropriate for the relief effort or that there will be enough of a particular item to distribute them equitably.

Financial contributions are the best way to help; they allow us to support the greatest needs in the most efficient manner. If you would like to make a donation, please visit www.oregonredcross.org/haiti.

NOTE: Oregonians may be able to find an organization in need of supplies on www.interaction.org. InterAction lists all of the organizations that are participating in the Haiti earthquake response, as well as any outstanding product needs they may have.