Cyclone Nargis: Disaster Relief Efforts
We at the Congregational Resource Guide know that many of you are seeking ways to support those who are now struggling for food, shelter, and medical care after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma).
Here is our list of recommended disaster relief organizations, many of them faith-based. We have also included the names of a few "watchdog" organizations that evaluate charities.
Disaster Relief Organizations:
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org
ActionAid International
1420 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202-835-1240
http://www.actionaid.org
ADRA International
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-680-6376
http://www.adra.org
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Myanmar Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 530
132 East 43rd Street
New York, New York 10017
212-687-6200
http://www.jdc.org
American Jewish World Service
45 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
800-889-7146
http://www.ajws.org
American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
800-733-2767
http://www.redcross.org/
Baptist World Aid
Baptist World Alliance
405 North Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
http://www.bwanet.org/bwaid/
B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
202-857-6600
http://www.bnaibrith.org/
CARE
Gift Center
P.O. Box 1871
Merrifield, VA 22116
800-521-CARE
http://www.careusa.org/
Catholic Relief Services
209 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
888-277-7575
http://www.catholicrelief.org/home.cfm
Church World Service
Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Nargis Response (#699-A)
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
http://churchworldservice.org/
Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org/
Doctors Without Borders
P.O. Box 5030
Hagerstown, MD 21741
888-392-0392
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Episcopal Relief and Development
Myanmar and Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116
800-334-7626, x5129
http://www.er-d.org/
Habitat for Humanity
121 Habitat Street
Americus, GA 31709-3498
800-422-4828
http://http//www.habitat.org/
International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
800-481-4462
http://www.imcworldwide.org/
International Orthodox Christian Charities
110 West Road, Suite 360
Baltimore, MD 21204
877-803-4622
http://www.iocc.org/
Lutheran World Relief
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298
800-597-5972
http://www.lwr.org/
Mennonite Central Committee
21 South 12th Street
P.O. Box 500
Akron, PA 17501
888-563-4676
http://www.mcc.org/
Mercy Corps
Dept. W
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
888-256-1900
http://www.mercycorps.org/
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
800-77-OXFAM
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Pamela Burdine
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202
888-728-7229, x5839
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/
Project HOPE
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
800-544-4673
http://www.projecthope.org/
Salvation Army
615 Slaters Lane
P.O. Box 269
Alexandria, VA, 22313
800-SAL-ARMY
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
Samaritan's Purse
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
828-262-1980
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
800-4-UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org/
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
UUSA-UUA Cyclone Nargis Relief Fund
P.O. Box 845259
Boston, MA 02284
800-388-3920
http://www.uusc.org/
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Advance #3019674
475 Riverside Drive, Room 330
New York, NY 10115
800-554-8583
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
World Relief
7 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore MD 21202
800-535-5433
http://www.worldrelief.org/
World Vision
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063
888-511-6548
http://www.worldvision.org/
Watchdog" Organizations:
American Institute of Philanthropy
P.O. Box 578460
Chicago, IL 60657
773-529-2300
http://www.charitywatch.org/
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
4200 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22203
703-276-0100
http://www.give.org
Charities Aid Foundation
1800 Diagonal Road
Suite 150
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-8931
http://www.cafonline.org/
Charity Navigator
1200 MacArthur Boulevard
Second Floor
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-818-1288
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
GuideStar
4801 Courthouse Street
Suite 220
Williamsburg, VA 23188
757-229-4631
http://www.guidestar.org/
InterAction
1400 16th Street, NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
202-667-8227
http://www.interaction.org/