How to help the people of Haiti
&bul; Buy water filtration kits through Addison-based Lutheran Church Charities. The kits cost $30 each but donations of any amount are welcome. www.lutheranchurchcharities.org
&bul; Hoffman Estates-based Bright Hope has a church network already established in Haiti and is ready to deliver supplies. To find out about their latest projects, go to www.brighthope.org/project_lists/haiti.php
&bul; Carpentersville mom Martha Walker frequently travels to Haiti to help impoverished schools. See restorehaiti.org for details.
&bul; CleanTheWorld.com collects donations of slightly used bars of soap and bottles of shampoo and distributes them in Haiti.
&bul; American Red Cross is providing housing, water, microloans, medical treatment, latrines and emergency supplies in Haiti. www.redcross.org/haiti
&bul; UNICEF provides clean water, health care, food, education and emergency relief in Haiti. www.unicefusa.org
&bul; The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provides economic, developmental and humanitarian assistance in Haiti. www.usaid.gov.
&bul; Doctors Without Borders sends physicians to Haiti to help overflowing and poorly stocked hospitals. doctorswithoutborders.org