Catholic charities deploy teams to Haiti after 7.0 quake rocks the island

After the popes appeal to Catholics around the world to step up and help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, a number of Catholic organization are making their way to the island.

Caritas Internationalis is already providing first aid like water, food and shelter in the destruction zone. The charity also sent in a team of experts to evaluate how to best manage incoming aid.

One of its volunteers on the ground reports that hospitals are full of dead and wounded victims, and reported theres a high risk for the spread of disease.

Caritas is asking for donations on its website caritas.org. People can donate using credit cards or cell phones.

Catholic Relief Services, the American arm of Caritas, has also made its way to the island. CRS has put aside nearly 5 million dollars towards emergency services.

CRS has had presence on the island for more than 55 and has about 340 permanent employees in the area. Of these 120 were living in Port au Prince, the city with the most damage after the quake.

Despite extensive damage to transportation routes, supplies like hygiene kits, mosquito nets and tablets to treat drinking water are making their way to the island from as far away as Santo Domingo and Miami.

CRS.org is also taking donations people can send their monetary contributions through a transfer, check, credit card or through cell phones.

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[pr310nobama]

I pray for Hati

[emirguy]

man i wish i could help more but for now prayer and building myself up in my vocation is all i can do.=/

[tomanyasses]

ho wmuch make it to the people like ten percent after all those takeing a pay for helping

[rock9711]

all this shit and no food sent by this church

food,,, its dry grains

[smp236520]

This is what they need not them kid stealing christan from the us and the mind blowing freaks scientologist.

[rucha58]

Dude, seriously - Christ's msg was about compassion above all things. Either lead, follow, or get out of the way, but you preaching against 'sexual immorality' is not gonna help those that just went through this horrible tragedy. Christ's love is not conditional.

[12buhbauy0987]

May the Cathedral, the Seminary, and Hospitals of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince be rebuilt as soon as possible to cater to the spiritual and physical needs of the people. God bless Caritas!!!

[QuotaSinger]

Pls preach reponsibility and procreation is not a right!!

[QuotaSinger]

Be Responsible and teach respnosnibilty yes abstince as the last resort - procreation is a repnosibility not a right!!!

Spread the Word on that if not you will be dammed!!!!!

[SrKAtaide]

God bless Caritas. They certainly move fast.