BACCC News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bronx Caribbean Chamber of Commerce Support Link to Haiti Information

Bronx NY – Saturday, January 16, 2010, Bronx AmeriCaribbean Chamber of
Commerce (“BACCC”), has connected with a number of supporting links to assist
families, friends and loved ones get some kind of information to their growing frustration
in need of help.

These are some of the information links provided to get some help and direction.

To ask for or provide information about U.S. citizens in Haiti: email the task force at
Haiti-Earthquake@State.Gov or, from the U.S. or Canada, call 888-407-4747. Outside
the U.S. and Canada, call 202-501-4444.

For U.S. citizens in Haiti seeking assistance or reporting their status/whereabouts:

call the Embassy’s Consular Task Force at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-
8322, or 509--2229-8672. You can also email the Embassy at ACSPaP@state.gov.

For all nationalities and locations: Use the Person Finder tool available at
http://www.state.gov/haitiquake to find and share information about missing persons in
Haiti.

U.S. citizens with pending adoption cases in Haiti: Contact the Department of State at
AskCI@state.gov for information about their adoption case.

CNN SITE HELPS LOCATE FAMILY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.

http://www.ireport.com/

The US Department of State has set up this number for American with families Haiti
Tel: 888-407-4747
http://www.state.gov/

The Red Cross is seeking Creole speaking volunteers for a 24-hour PHONE BANK!
Please call B. WILFORD
Tel: 305-776-6900
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PLEASE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THESE LINK LOCATIONS TO GET

UPDATED INFORMATION ON HAITI RESCUE AND SURVIVAL EFFORTS.

THE WHITE HOUSE

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

THE CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND

http://www.clintonbushhaitifund.org/

THE US DEPARTMENT F STATE

http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/earthquake/index.htm

SENATOR RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON OFFICE

http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/ruth-hassell-thompson

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/html/home/home.shtml

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER INFORMATION

http://dex.cidi.org/

BRONX AMERICARIBBEAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

http://www.bronxamericaribbean.org/

UNICEF (UNITED STATES FUND)

http://www.unicefusa.org/

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)

http://www.theirc.org/

AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE (AJWS)

http://ajws.org/