The Salvation Army is mobilizing resources and personnel to assist with the international relief effort in Haiti following a severe earthquake Tuesday that damaged much of the country's infrastructure, housing and commercial buildings.

The Salvation Army has had a presence in Haiti since 1950 and currently operates schools, clinics, a hospital, feeding programs, children's homes and church-related activities spread across two major facilities in Port au Prince, close to the epicenter of the earthquake.

As millions are suffering in the wake of this catastrophic earthquake, here are some of the ways The Salvation Army is serving those in need:

• We are preparing to send more than 44,000 lbs of pre-packaged emergency rations to Haiti, along with emergency disaster teams.
  
• The Salvation Army has committed more than $850,000 to support relief efforts in Haiti, and is prepared to commit more financial resources, as well as food, water and other emergency supplies, to assist in the recovery.
• One of The Salvation Army’s compounds in Haiti, which only sustained minor damages, is currently being used as a strategic emergency operations center to serve those impacted by this terrible tragedy.

Long after the dust has settled, The Salvation Army will continue providing vital recovery services - but we need your help. Please make a donation today. Any amount will be put to immediate use, and could literally mean the difference between life or death.

Gifts can be made online at SalvationArmyUSA.org, via phone 1-800-SAL-ARMY and postal mail at: The Salvation Army World Service Office, International Disaster Relief Fund, PO Box 630728, Baltimore, MD 21263-0728. Please be sure to designate your donation to the Haiti Earthquake.

 

On-scene reporting from The Salvation Army via MSNBC.

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"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti at this time and especially our Salvation Army officers and employees throughout the country."

 - Lt. Col. Dan Starrett, Executive Director

   Salvation Army World Services Office (WSO)

 

 

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