'Hope For Haiti Now' Distributing Remaining $31 Million Raised Through Telethon
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hope for Haiti Now" (HFHN) today announced the allocation of the remaining $31 million – of the $66 million in total – raised through the Emmy-nominated telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief."  The $31 million will be distributed in two payments to partner organizations including Oxfam America, Partners In Health, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund that are focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

Heartland for Haiti Benefit Concert for Haiti Relief Efforts
Featuring Melanie Ryan, Louis Bar & Company and High Vibe To benefit Star of Hope, an organization that directly supports the children of Haiti Sunday, August 22, 2010 – 2:00PM Community Christian Church, Country Club Plaza Ticket Price - $10 ELLINWOOD, Kan., July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 2:00 P.M., Star of Hope invites the community to a special Gospel, Jazz and Blues celebration at Community Christian Church on the Country Club Plaza, 4601 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

Huckaby: U.S. will step up to help Haiti, despite hard times
I was a brand-new teacher at Cousins Middle School in Covington and Christmas was coming. A local church contacted some of the staff at Cousins and asked us to have our classes "adopt" local families for the approaching holiday and help provide food, clothing and a few small toys for the children.

Yele Haiti's Wyclef Jean Urges Strong Call to Action as Six-Month Anniversary of Earthquake Approaches
A Nation Still Grieves as Wyclef Pushes for Progress Fast NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It was just six months ago that the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake struck Haiti and five-year-old NGO Yele Haiti moved the work of repairing and restoring the nation from that disaster to the top of its agenda.