Typhoon destruction in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy CBS Atlanta)
Typhoon destruction in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy CBS Atlanta)

With thousands feared dead and horrifying scenes of destruction in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, global aid organizations are ramping up to send supplies. Here’s where you can make a donation.

World Food Programme: Text the word AID to  27722 to donate $10 or give online at this link to send food and water to the Philippines.

Red Cross: Make a donation online at this link to send aid, including family tracing services, to the hardest  hit areas.

AmeriCares: Make a donation to help send medical supplies at this link.

World Vision: Make a donation to send food, water and hygiene kits at this link.

UNICEF: Make a donation to help get medicine, water and food to children and their families at this link.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.