To print this page, select "Print" from the File menu of your browser salon.com > News August 23, 1999 URL: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/23/relief Relief in the ruins As the relief effort in Turkey mounts, international humanitarian organizations are seeking contributions for earthquake victims. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Fiona Morgan The death toll continues to rise in Turkey following one of the worst earthquakes of the 20th century. Tens of thousands of bodies are still being pulled from mangled buildings in the region around Istanbul and the industrial town of Izmit. Emergency workers have shifted their efforts from searching for trapped survivors to providing medical treatment to the scores injured. Tens of thousands of Turks left homeless by the quake are camped out in streets and vacant lots, exposed to the serious threat of disease. Relief agencies are soliciting funds to provide food and water, medical supplies and trained care workers to Turks devastated by the quake. Relief funds will also be used to offset some of the quake's economic side effects by helping to rebuild businesses and factories that have been damaged or destroyed. Here's a list of organizations accepting aid contributions for Turkey's quake victims: Adventist Development and Relief Agency Turkey Earthquake Relief Fund 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 (800) 424-2372 American Friends Service Committee Turkey Earthquake Fund 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 (888) 588-2372 American Jewish World Service Turkish Earthquake Relief Fund 989 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 (800) 889-7146 American Red Cross International Response Fund P.O. Box 37243 Washington, DC 20013 (800) HELP-NOW Spanish: (800) 257-7575 Baptist World Aid Baptist World Alliance 6733 Curran Street McLean, VA 22101 (703) 790-8980 Catholic Relief Services P.O. Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090 (800)736-3467 Church World Service Turkey Emergency Response Fund 28606 Phillips Street P.O. Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515 (800) 297-1516 ext. 222 Direct Relief International Turkey Relief Fund 27 S. La Patera Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93117 (800) 676-1638 Food for the Hungry International Turkey Fund 7729 East Greenway Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (800) 2-HUNGER Holy Land Foundation 525 International Parkway, Suite 509 Richardson, TX 75801 (800) 909-6822 International Aid 17011W. Hickory Street Spring Lake, MI 49456 (800) 251-2502 Islamic Relief Worldwide P.O. Box 6098 Burbank, CA 91510 (888) 479-4968 Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Turkey Earthquake Relief 711 Third Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 885-0832 Lutheran World Relief Turkey Earthquake Fund P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 (800) LWR-LWR2 Operation USA Turkey Quake Fund 8320 Melrose Avenue, #200 Los Angeles, CA 90069 (800) 678-7255 United Methodist Committee on Relief Turkey Earthquake Fund 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330 New York, NY 10115 (800) 554-8583 U.S. Committee for UNICEF 333 E. 38th Street New York, NY 10016 (800) FOR-KIDS World Relief P.O. Box WRC Dept. 3 Wheaton, IL 60189 (800) 535-5433 salon.com | August 23, 1999