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In Jacmel, Haiti, parties give way to aftershocks and rescue missions

This gallery collects all of our photos of the crisis in Haiti, starting with the most recent images and going back to the first photos that emerged after an earthquake hit the impoverished nation on Jan. 12. See the displaced person camps using a ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  23 Jan 2010

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Virginia medical team reaches Haitian city, begins to treat patients

JACMEL, HAITI -- After 2 1/2 days of travel, over the sea, across borders, in planes so small they had to leave most of their food and water behind, the emergency relief workers from Northern Virginia had finally arrived. They found that the hospital ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  20 Jan 2010

Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation under fiscal scrutiny

By Friday morning, just days after the earthquake hit, Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation had raised more than $1.5 million. Undoubtedly, Jean's celebrity helped draw in donors: He's an internationally known musician from Haiti who won a Grammy with ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  16 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Wyclef Jean,  George Clooney

New technology speeds donations for Haiti relief efforts

On Thursday, the American Red Cross had received more than $35 million since Tuesday night's earthquake, a record for the organization in a 48-hour period, an official said. That included more than $5 million through text messages, an amount that ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  14 Jan 2010

Related Topics: American Red Cross,  World Vision,  World Bank,  Indiana University,  Ted Turner

Savers get a boost for college, housing and businesses

When Tory Myles first heard about a program that would triple the money she was saving for college, it sounded too good to be true. She did research to make sure it wasn't just a gimmick. Even now, with more than $4,000 in savings, her first semester ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  14 Jan 2010

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For Northern Virginia group aiding Haiti, an urgent new need

Eleven years ago, the Rev. Richard Martin went to Haiti and couldn't forget the poverty he saw there, the stench of the slums. He watched a woman making the day's only meal for her children, cooking soup over charcoal with water and little disposable ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  13 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Richard Martin,  Bill Clinton,  Twitter Inc,  Jim McDaniel,  Facebook Inc.

Report: Maryland nonprofits gained jobs in '08 despite recession

Maryland's nonprofit organizations gained jobs in 2008 despite the recession, according to a Johns Hopkins University study released Monday, even as the state's businesses lost jobs. Jobs at nonprofit organizations such as hospitals, universities, arts ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  11 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Johns Hopkins University

D.C. area Jewish federation revises investment rules

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's endowment fund, which lost $4.35 million to financier Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, has changed its operating procedures to prevent such losses in the future, according to its leadership. Policy changes for ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  8 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Bernard Madoff,  David Butler

Charities look to last-minute gifts

Charities and nonprofit agencies are hoping for an end-of-year surge in giving to mirror the recent increase in consumer spending and help compensate for a difficult 2009, according to charity officials. "This is basically the most critical giving ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  30 Dec 2009

Related Topics: American Red Cross,  Catholic Charities

Security heightened for flights bound for United States

Travelers described heightened security and new restrictions at the end of the busy holiday weekend, including extensive searches before they were allowed to board flights from overseas and limits to their movements as the planes approached the United ...

From SUSAN KINZIE, The Washington Post,  27 Dec 2009

Related Topics: Transportation Security Administration,  Janet Napolitano

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