One year after the earthquake in Haiti the rebuilding effort is still ongoing. More than a million people still live in tents. The American Red Cross has been
Fox 5, My9, MyFoxNY.com and My9tv.com broadcast Good Day Cares: Hope For Haiti on Thursday, January 14, and Friday, January 22.
Good Day Cares: Hope For Haiti focused on what people in the tri-state can do to help the people of Haiti after the recent devastating earthquake. Estimates are that up to 500,000 people could be dead and another 3,000,000 in need of aid in the country.
Rosanna Scotto, Greg Kelly, Harry Martin and Brenda Blackmon anchored the special coverage.
This is a list of some of the charities mentioned:
>SHELTER BOX
Text "SUPPORT SHELTER" to 20222 to donate $5.
>WORLD VISON
1-888-56-CHILD
World Vision has been in Haiti since 1978 with a staff of over 800 on ground.
>RESOURCE FOUNDATION
The Resource Foundation creates home and shelters for people in poor neighborhoods and areas of the world.
>ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
This nonprofit focuses on getting food and drinkable water to areas around the world that are in need. The group has been in Haiti since 1985 and was one of the first nonprofits to arrive in the area since the quake.
>THE SALVATION ARMY
1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769); text "HAITI" to 52000 to give $10 to the Salvation Army's relief efforts. The Salvation Army has been working in Haiti since 1950. It has more than 700 workers there now. The Salvation Army has distributed food for up to 18,000 people, organized drinking water, and provided tents.
>AMERICARES
1-800-486-HELP (4357)
>SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children's building in Haiti was damaged, but not destroyed in the quake. Save the Children has been working in Haiti since 1985.
>THE U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF
1-800-4-UNICEF
>CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD
1-800-687-5659
>AMERICAN RED CROSS IN GREATER NEW YORK
1-800-733-2767; text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 for Red Cross earthquake relief efforts.
>HOPE FOR A HEALTHIER HUMANITY