*Update* How you can help Haiti

The photo above has been facebook'd, twitpic'd and posted several hundred times since the quake in Haiti a little over a week ago. It has slowly become a symbol for the pain caused by the quake. Reports have increased the projected amount of deaths to 200,000 and some areas are reporting 10,000 new bodies everyday. The pictures are heartwrenching and the images are enough to make the toughest person become overwhelmed with sorrow. Concerns about violent behavior and looting as a result of a lack of resources are reported daily. Those who have already donated are baffled by the fact that authorities in the island nation are still having difficulty delivering food and supplies to the people of Haiti. Nonetheless, there is still a dire need for aid in Haiti and if you are blessed to give you are encouraged to do so.

Have you donated to relief efforts in Haiti? Still wondering how you can help?

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. Your donation will be confirmed AFTER you pay your bill.

OR

Text "Yele" to 501501 and you will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.

OR try one of these:

Starbucks
Participating Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada will enable customers to make monetary donations at store registers, with no purchase necessary, to benefit the American and Canadian Red Cross organizations for a limited time. The Starbucks Foundation will also donate $1 million (U.S.) from The Starbucks Foundation to the American Red Cross efforts to help Haiti.

Visit your local STARBUCKS store to donate! You know you're going to get a cup of coffee anyway!

American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is working with its partners in the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network, including the Haitian Red Cross, and other partners to assist those affected by the earthquake. Your gift will support emergency relief and recovery efforts including deploying personnel, sending relief supplies, and providing financial resources.

http://www.redcross.org/ (click Giving and Getting Involved)

Lakay Pam
On February 12, 2010 Victoria Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio will be hosting a fundraiser at the Opera Gallery in NYC for Lakay Pamin order to raise money for the orphans of Haiti. The orphanage is receiving new children at their doorstep every day and needs help to provide them clean diapers, food, water and much more.

http://www.lakaypam.org/ (Click Donate to help the children of Haiti)

PSI
PSI has been working in Haiti for more than 20 years and had 100 staff on the ground when the earthquake struck. Its top priority now, beyond ensuring the safety and security of all staff members, is to make certain there is an ongoing supply of clean drinking water for those in need.

http://www.psi.org (click Support PSI and you choose the donation amount!)

Doctors Without Borders/MSF
Doctors Without Borders/MSF has been working in Haiti for 19 years, most recently operating three emergency hospitals in Port-au-Prince, and is mobilizing a large emergency response to this disaster. They are currently reinforcing their teams on the ground in order to respond to the immediate medical needs and to assess the humanitarian needs that MSF will be addressing in the months ahead.

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ (click Donate to donate $1 or more)

CARE
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. They are deploying additional emergency team members to the devastated city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

http://www.care.org/ (click Donate Now and give as little as $1)

MTV's concert
MTV will be airing a "Hope for Haiti Now" benefit concert which will feature performances by superstars such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, U2s Bono and The Edge and many more. The concert will air on Friday (1/22) at 8pm. Beginning Friday, iTunes customers will be able to exclusively pre-order the "Hope for Haiti Now" full-performance album ($7.99) and the full two-hour video telecast ($1.99). All donations will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef's Yele Haiti foundation. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food Programme will also benefit from the telethon's efforts, as aid will be split evenly among each organization's relief programs for the ravaged island. Other artists scheduled to perform during "Hope for Haiti Now" include Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting and Wyclef in New York. Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Steve Wonder and Taylor Swift will be in Los Angeles, with Kid Rock, Keith Urban and Sheryl Crow joining forces for a group performance. The marathon will air commercial free on Friday at 8pm.

In light of recent reports about miraculous rescues 6 days after the quake, there are people still holding out hope that they too will locate their loved ones. Please keep Haiti in your hopes and prayers.

Feel free to share your concerns, prayers and opinions in the comments area. Are you concerned about your donations? Are you concerned about accountability in the midst of the tragedy? If you haven't donated what are your reasons? What factors did you take into consideration? Your 2 cents is appreciated :)