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Links to Disaster Relief Funds, News and Other Resources :
Below are links to news sites and support resources. (Some links were copied from Google.com and some were  provided by Gretchen & Peter Hoffmann) 
For  Alvarado Area Emergency information click here.

Anthrax information:
Centers for Disease Control 

Charity Evaluations: 
http://www.give.org 
http://www.charitynavigator.org/ 
http://www.charitywatch.org/ 
http://www.guidestar.org/

Donate Online:
Amazon
Paypal

Information:

Relief Web

Local Disaster Relief Funds and Collection Sites:

  • American Red Cross
    Johnson County Branch
         208 N. Main St.
    Cleburne, TX 76031
    817- 558-1012
  • Alvarado Public Library (collecting for the American Red Cross)
    200 N Spears St.
    Alvarado, TX 76009
    817-783-7323 

    Alvarado City Hall (collecting for the American Red Cross)
    104 W. College
    Alvarado, TX 76009
    817-790-3351
  • Local Assistance for Animals: 
    Alvarado Animal Shelter
    (collecting for the ASPCA and helping provide homes for orphaned animals)
    817-783-2045
  • National Assistance for Animals:
    ASPCA 
    The ASPCA Animal Disaster Relief Fund is for anyone wishing to make donations. Call (212) 876-7700 ext 4515 or 4516 to make a donation by phone. Send checks to:
     "The ASPCA Animal Disaster Relief Fund"
    424 East 92nd Street, NY NY 10128.

 

International & National Disaster Relief Funds:

 

 

 

  • International Medical Corps
    Earthquake/Tsunami Relief
    1919 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300
    Santa Monica, Calif. 90404
    800-481-4462
    www.imcworldwide.org
  • International Orthodox Christian Charities
    Asia Disaster Response
    P.O. Box 630225
    Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
    877-803-4622
    www.iocc.org
  • International Rescue Committee
    P.O. Box 5058
    Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
    877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
    www.theIRC.org
  • Islamic Relief Usa
    Southeast Asia Earthquake Emergency
    P.O. Box 6098
    Burbank, Calif. 91510
    888-479-4968
    www.irw.org/asiaquake
  • Lutheran World Relief
    700 Light Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21230
    800-LWR-LWR-2
    www.lwr.org
  • Mercy Corps
    Southeast Asia Earthquake Response
    Dept. W
    P.O. Box 2669
    Portland, Ore. 97208
    800-852-2100
    www.mercycorps.org
  • Network For Good
    www.networkforgood.org
  • Operation USA
    8320 Melrose Avenue, Suite 200
    Los Angles, Calif. 90069
    800-678-7255
    www.opusa.org
  • Oxfam America
    Donor Services Department
    26 West Street
    Boston, MA 12111-1206
    800-77-OXFAM
    www.oxfamamerica.org
  • Salvation Army
  • Save The Children
    Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
    54 Wilton Road
    Westport, Conn. 06880
    800-728-3843
    www.savethechildren.org 
  • UNICEF
    General Emergency Fund
    333 E. 38th Street
    New York, NY 10016
    800-4-UNICEF
    www.unicef.org
  • World Food Programme
    US Friends of the WFP
    PO Box 11856
    Washington, D.C. 20008
    www.wfp.org/donate 
  • World Health Organization
    http://www.who.int  Donate Online

 

 

 

Other Support Resources:

 

 


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