UJA-Federation Launches Haiti Relief Fund

As the humanitarian crisis worsens and needs are rising exponentially after the massive earthquake on January 12th, UJA-Federation of New York has launched a Haiti Relief Fund. One hundred percent of the money raised will be used to support the relief efforts, and donations for Haiti can now be made online.

The UJA-Federation Haiti-Relief Fund will be used to fund immediate search and rescue efforts, medical needs, and provide food, water, clothing, and temporary shelter. A portion of the money raised will be reserved for long-term rebuilding needs and to provide trauma counseling for the survivors.

"Just as we responded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Southeast Asia, we will once again offer our donors the opportunity to join a Jewish response to global crisis," said John S. Ruskay,  executive vice president & CEO of UJA-Federation. "This is one of those moments that remind us that being a citizen of this world erases all borders and boundaries — geographic, ethnic, and religious."

Ruskay continued, "Our core values — our belief in tzedakah, justice, and tikkun olam, repairing a broken world, demand that we come together to bring light and hope to a people who have endured enough."