Haiti Earthquake: How You Can Help Victims

After a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti 10 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince last week, the United States and countries around the world turned their focus to helping earthquake victims in need.
Haiti Quake: How You Can Help the Earthquake Victims
In this photo provided by Minustah,a man is rescued by members of U.S., Taiwanese and Spanish rescue... Expand
In this photo provided by Minustah,a man is rescued by members of U.S., Taiwanese and Spanish rescue team in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. After a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti 10 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince last week, the United States and countries around the world turned their focus to helping earthquake victims in need. Collapse
(Marco Dormino,Minustah/AP Photo)

Americans have donated $150 million to Haiti; $12 million of that from text donations collected by the Red Cross, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. And some of that aid is finally starting to reach Haitians on the ground. More than 600,000 humanitarian food rations have been brought into Haiti and 52 water distribution points have been established, according to the United States Agency for International Development.

The United Nations served food and water to 50,000 Haitians Saturday in Port-au-Prince.

If you want to get involved and donate to the relief effort, the following organizations are providing aid.

Click here for full coverage of the quake and its aftermath.

U.S. State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the earthquake a "catastrophic" event and said the United States would "provide both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance."

In a blog post on the U.S. State Department Web site, Clinton's Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills called for those wanting to help to donate $10 by texting "HAITI" to "90999." The $10 donation will go automatically to the Red Cross "to help with relief efforts" and will be charged directly to your cell phone bill, the Web site said.

For more information, click here to visit the U.S. State Department Web site.

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross has raised more than $60 million dollars so far, and it plans to spend much more on the relief effort. The American Red Cross has partnered with the Haitian Red Cross, which is leading the response efforts.