How you can help
Here are some organizations taking donations for the relief effort:
ARC
American Refugee Committee, 612-872-7060; arcrelief.org; Suite 204, 430 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis, MN, 55403
ARAHA
American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa, 612-781-7646; araha.org; 2111 Central Av. NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55418
CARE
800-521-CARE (800-521-2273); care.org; 151 Ellis St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303-2440
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
800-736-3467; catholicrelief.org; P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
888-392-0392; doctorswithoutborders.org; PO Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
763-504-2919; fmsc.org/hornofafrica; 401 93rd Av. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
800-597-5972; lwr.org; PO Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
MERCY CORPS
888-256-1900; mercycorps.org; P.O. Box 2669, Dept. W, Portland, OR 97208-2669
OXFAM AMERICA
800-77-OXFAM (800-776-9326); oxfamamerica.org; Food Crisis in East Africa, P.O. Box 1211, Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
SAVE THE CHILDREN
800-728-3843; savethechildren.org; 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880
U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF
800-FOR-KIDS (800-367-5437);
unicefusa.org; 125 Maiden Lane,
New York, NY 10038
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