Haiti Disaster Resources
Massachusetts is home to the third largest population of Haitians in the United States. Click below for a list of local and national resources on the Haiti disaster. Please check back often for updates.
News & Information
- Slides from the 2/24/10 CDC Clinical Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) - "Review of Health Advisories and Clinical Care Guidance for Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake"
- Temporary Protected Status information
- NACHC FAQs regarding health coverage for evacuees from Haiti
- CDC Screening Recommendations for Haitian Orphans
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts information
or call 211 - City of Boston information
- Boston Haitian Reporter news
- Boston Globe news
- Boston Herald news
- CNN news
- The White House information
- U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services information
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services information
- USAID (United States Agency for International Development) information
Events
How to Give Help
Please keep in mind that the best contribution is money, not medications, clothes and food, to well-established organizations already working in Haiti because money can be directed more quickly and efficiently to meet the needs of victims.
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- Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Offers Tips to Giving Wisely to Earthquake Victims in Haiti
- FBI Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert (and scroll down to 1/13/10 alert)
- Boston Globe: list of local and national resources, relief organizations & events
- City of Boston: Haiti support information
- Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
- Center for International Disaster Information: Haiti Earthquake Humanitarian Emergency information (for donations of goods, materials and services)
How to Get Help
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been granted for Haitians who were in the United States as of Jan. 12, 2010 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But there is only a 6-month window to apply. Click link above or call 800-375-5283 for more information. Please review the following information:
- Haitian Consulate in Boston: Marie Andrine, Consul Général, 617-266-3660.
- Grief counselors and health care providers are available at many community health centers. Click here or call the League at 800-475-8455 to find one near you.
- The Haitian Mental Health Network is made up of a group of Haitian providers (e.g., social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists) established in the aftermath of the earthquake to coordinate mental health services and respond to the psychosocial needs of the Haitian community. The HMH Network will work collaboratively with local health centers and community-based organizations serving the Haitian community to ensure that mental health interventions are comprehensive, integrated, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate.