For those interested in helping immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill. For more info you can also go to www.whitehouse.gov to learn more. If you have family in Haiti the U.S. State Department Operations Center said Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti should call 1-888-407-4747.

The impoverished nation of Haiti needs your help. Here's a list of charitable organizations in the nation.

Action Against Hunger

American Red Cross

American Jewish World Service

AmeriCares

Beyond Borders

CARE

Catholic Relief Services

Childcare Worldwide

Direct Relief International

Doctors Without Borders

Feed My Starving Children

Fonkoze USA to benefit Clinique St. Michel

Friends of WFP

Haitian Health Foundation

Hope for Haiti

International Medical Corps

International Relief Teams

Medical Teams International

Meds and Food for Kids

Mercy Corps

Operation USA

Oxfam

Partners in Health

Salvation Army

Samaritan's Purse

Save the Children

UNICEF

World Concern

World Vision

Yele Haiti