Dear Colleagues, The feedback we have from the government and the American Red Cross regarding providing assistance in Haiti is the following:  Currently all aid activity is being coordinated through the White House at this time.  We will continue to monitor the Surgeon General's office as we have in the past for any development from that front. Currently, neither the government nor the Red Cross is looking for new volunteers.  If you are already federalized or are a registered member of the American Red Cross you should contact them through your usual channels of communication. Self gathered groups are being discouraged from attempting to go to Haiti because of the serious logistical situation occurring there. While all recommendations to date are to send money, if you are trying to volunteer your time/services, you may go to USAid.gov. There is a form at the following link for you to complete: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/dstechas.html

Other government links:

If you are offering goods and or materials for disaster relief you should fill out this form:

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/dscmd.html

For Guidelines and Information about Appropriate International Disaster Donations:

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/cidi_guidelines.html

For more information about the current relief effort:

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/#help

Further information about numbers to call to volunteer/donate money are located at the Center for International Disaster Information's website:

http://www.cidi.org/incident/haiti-10a/

American Red Cross

If you want to donate money to the American Red Cross: https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2/idb=1812846789&df_id=4437&4437.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=qpc3cwecc6.app234b

We will continue to keep you posted as new information arrives.