How people can help Japanese earthquake recovery

[March 14, 2011]  (AP) -- U.S. organizations are accepting donations to assist Japan after the earthquakes and tsunami that have devastated the country. Americans can send donations to:

• Adventist Development and Relief Agency, known as ADRA
  
  Donations: 800-424-ADRA (2372)
  
  Donations address: ADRA International, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring MD 20904
  
  Website: http://www.adra.org/ 

• All Hands Volunteers
  
  Donations: 919-830-3573
  
  Donations address: PO Box 546, Carlisle MA 01741
  
  Website: http://www.hands.org/donate/japan-tsunami/

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  
  Donations: 212-687-6200
  
  Donations address: 132 E. 43rd St PO Box 530, New York NY 10017
  
  Website: http://jdc.org/

• American Red Cross
  
  Donations: 1-800-RED-CROSS
  
  Donations address: PO Box 37243, Washington DC 20013
  
  Website: http://www.redcross.org/

• AmeriCares
  
  Donations: 203-658-9500
  
  Donations address: 88 Hamilton Ave, Stamford CT 06902
  
  Website: http://americares.org/

• Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team, known as AMURT
  
  Donations: 301-738-7122
  
  Donations address: AMURT, 2502 Lindley Ter, Rockville MD 20850
  
  Website: http://amurt.us/

• Baptist World Alliance/Baptist World Aid
  
  Donations: 703-790-8980
  
  Donations address: 405 N. Washington St, Falls Church VA 22046
  
  Website: http://www.bwanet.org/

• Brother's Brother Foundation
  
  Donations: 412-321-3160
  
  Donations address: 1200 Galveston Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15233
  
  Website: http://brothersbrother.org/

• Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
  
  Donations: 1-888-989-8244
  
  Donations address: Tzu Chi USA HQ, 1100 S Valley Center Ave, San Dimas CA 91773
  
  Website: http://www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/
  home.nsf/other/donateCharity/

• Catholic Relief Services
  
  Donations: 1-877-HELP-CRS
  
  Donations address: PO Box 17090, Baltimore MD 21203-7090
  
  Website: http://crs.org/

• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
  
  Donations: 800-55-CRWRC
  
  Donations address: CRWRC, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids MI 49560-0600
  
  Website: http://www.crwrc.org/

• Church World Service
  
  Donations: 1-800-297-1516
  
  Donations address: PO Box 968, Elkhart IN 46515
  
  Website:
  http://www.churchworldservice.org/

• Direct Relief International
  
  Donations: 805-964-4767
  
  Donations address: 27 S. La Patera Ln, Santa Barbara CA 93117
  
  Website: http://www.DirectRelief.org/

• Giving Children Hope
  
  Donations: 714-523-4454
  
  Donations address: 8332 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park CA 90621
  
  Website: http://gchope.org/

• Habitat for Humanity International
  
  Donations: 1-800-Habitat
  
  Donations address: 270 Peachtree St NW Suite 1300, Atlanta GA 30303-1263
  
  Website: http://habitat.org/

• International Medical Corps
  
  Donations: 800-481-4462
  
  Donations address: 1919 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 400, Santa Monica CA 90404
  
  Website: http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/

• International Rescue Committee
  
  Donations: 1-877-REFUGEE (733-8433
  
  Donations address: 122 E. 42nd St, New York NY 10168
  
  Website: http://www.rescue.org/

• Mercy Corps
  
  Donations: 800-852-2100
  
  Donations address: Dept. NR, PO Box 2669, Portland OR 97208
  
  Website: https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan/

• Operation Blessing
  
  Donations: 800-730-2537
  
  Donations address: 977 Centerville Tpke, Virginia Beach VA 23463
  
  Website: http://www.operationblessing.org/

• Relief International
  
  Donations: 310-478-1200
  
  Donations address: 5455 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1280, Los Angeles CA 90036
  
  Website: http://www.ri.org/

• Save the Children
  
  Donations: 1-800-728-3843
  
  Donations address: 54 Wilton Rd, Westport CT 06880
  
  Website: http://savethechildren.org/

• World Vision, U.S.
  
  Donations: 1-800-777-5777
  
  Donations address: Federal Way, WA 98063
  
  Website: http://www.worldvision.org/

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Source: InterAction, http://www.interaction.org/

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