Agencies accepting Myanmar cyclone donations

updated 6:14 p.m. ET May 7, 2008

The following aid agencies are accepting contributions to help those affected by the cyclone in Myanmar.

Tens of thousands of people were killed and some 2 million lost their homes or seen other impacts. In the southern Irrawaddy Delta region, widespread outbreaks of diarrhea and dysentery have been reported. In seven of the worst affected areas, communities are reporting 90-95 percent damage.

The list is from InterAction, a coalition of aid agencies, which can be contacted at InterAction at (202) 667-8227 or http://www.interaction.org.

• ADRA International
  Myanmar Cyclone Fund
  12501 Old Columbia Pike
  Silver Spring, MD 20904
  (800) 424-ADRA ext. 2372
  http://www.adra.org
  
• Action Against Hunger
  247 W. 37th St., 10th Floor
  New York, NY 10018
  (877) 777-1420
  http://support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate
  
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  JDC: Myanmar Cyclone Relief
  P.O. Box 530
  132 East 43rd St.
  New York, NY 10017
  (212) 687-6200
  http://www.jdc.org
  
• American Jewish World Service
  45 W. 36th St., 11th Floor
  New York, NY 10016
  (800) 889-7146
  http://www.ajws.org
  
• American Red Cross
  International Response Fund
  P.O. Box 37243
  Washington, DC 20013
  (800) HELP-NOW
  http://www.redcross.org
  
• American Refugee Committee
  430 Oak Grove St., Suite 204
  Minneapolis, MN 55403
  (612) 872-7602}
  http://www.arcrelief.org
  
• AmeriCares
  88 Hamilton Ave.
  Stamford, CT 06902
  (800) 486-4357
  http://www.americares.org
  
• Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team
  6810 Tilden Lane
  Rockville, MD 20852
  (301) 984-0217
  http://www.amurt.net
  
• Baptist World Aid
  Myanmar (or Burma) Relief
  405 North Washington St.
  Falls Church, VA 22046
  (703) 790-8980
  http://www.bwanet.org
  
• CARE
  151 Ellis Street N.E.
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  (800) 521-2273
  http://www.care.org
  
• Catholic Relief Services
  Southeast Asia Natural Disaster
  P.O. Box 17090
  Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
  (877) HELP-CRS
  http://www.crs.org/myanmar/cyclone-nargis/
  
• CHF International
  8601 Georgia Ave., 800
  Silver Spring, MD 20910
  (866) 779-2CHF
  http://www.chfinternational.org
  
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
  2850 Kalamazoo Ave., S.E.
  Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0600
  (800) 55-CRWRC
  http://www.crwrc.org
  
• Church World Service
  28606 Phillips St., P.O. Box 968
  Elkhart, IN 46515
  (800) 297-1516
  http://www.churchworldservice.org
  
• Concern Worldwide U.S.
  104 East 40th St., Suite 903
  New York, NY 10016
  (212) 557-8000
  http://www.concernusa.org
  
• Direct Relief International
  27 South La Patera Lane
  Santa Barbara, CA 93117
  (805) 964-4767
  http://www.directrelief.org
  
• Episcopal Relief and Development
  815 Second Ave., 7th Floor
  New York, NY 10017
  (800) 334-7626
  http://www.er-d.org
  
• Food for the Hungry
  1224 East Washington St.
  Phoenix, AZ 85034
  (800) 248-6437
  http://www.fh.org
  
• Habitat for Humanity International
  Cyclone Nargis
  121 Habitat St.
  Americus, GA 31709-3498
  (800) HABITAT
  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 Relief Teams
  Attn: Myanmar Cyclone
  4560 Alvarado Canyon Road, Suite 2G
  San Diego, CA 92120
  (619) 284-7979
  http://www.irteams.org
  
• International Rescue Committee
  (Note on checks: Myanmar)
  P.O. Box 96651
  Washington, DC 20090-6651
  (877) REFUGEE
  http://www.theIRC.org
  
• Latter-day Saint Charities
  50 East North Temple, 7th Floor
  Salt Lake City, UT 84150
  (800) 453-3860, ext. 23544
  http://www.lds.org
  
• Lutheran World Relief
  P.O. Box 17061
  Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
  (800) 597-5972
  http://www.lwr.org
  
• MAP International Donor Member Services
  Myanmar Assistance
  P.O. Box 7020
  Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931
  (800) 225-8550
  http://www.map.org
  
• Mercy Corps
  Myanmar Cyclone Fund
  P.O. Box 2669
  Portland, OR 97208
  1-800-852-2100
  http://www.mercycorps.org
  
• Operation USA
  Memo "Myanmar Cyclone"
  3617 Hayden Ave., Suite A
  Culver City, CA 90232
  (800) 678-7255
  http://www.opusa.org
  
• Project HOPE
  255 Carter Hall Lane
  Millwood, VA 22646
  (800) 544-4673
  http://www.projecthope.org
  
• Relief International
  1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200
  Los Angeles, CA 90024
  (310) 478-1200
  http://www.ri.org
  
• Save the Children USA
  54 Wilton Road
  Westport, CT 06880
  (800) 728-3843
  http://www.savethechildren.org
  
• United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
  3019674 Myanmar Emergency
  P.O. Box 9068
  New York, NY 10087
  (800) 554-8583
  http://www.umcor.org
  
• Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
  UUSC-UUA Burma Cyclone Relief Fund
  P.O. Box 845259
  Boston, MA 02284-5259
  (800) 388-3920
  http://www.uusc.org
  
• U.S. Fund for UNICEF
  125 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor
  New York, NY 10038
  (800) 4UNICEF
  http://www.unicefusa.org
  
• World Concern
  19303 Fremont Ave. N.
  Seattle, WA 98133
  (800) 755-5022, ext.7706
  http://www.worldconcern.org
  
• World Emergency Relief
  P.O. Box 131570
  Carlsbad, CA 92013
  (888) 484-4543
  http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org
  
• World Vision
  P.O. Box 9716
  Federal Way, WA 98063
  (888) 56-CHILD
  http://www.worldvision.org

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