Here are the types of goods you can donate: 
• Canned goods (no items within six months from expiration)
• Bottled water
• Men's, women's, children's and infants' clothing in good wearable condition
• Baby items, such as: bottles, formula, diapers, wipes, etc.
• First Aid and personal hygiene items
• Gently-used, clean bedding
• Flashlights, radios, batteries, etc.

Private Agencies throughout South Floirda

Several South Florida-based groups are seeking donations to purchase food and building supplies to help victims of Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav, Tropical Storm Hanna and Tropical Storm Fay in Haiti.

Among them**:

• Catholic Charities of Miami wants to provide monetary assistance. Checks may be made payable to Catholic Charities of Miami with a notation in the memo line designating the donation for either Tropical Storm Fay or Hurricane Gustav or both and mailed to: Catholic Charities, Storm Aid, 9401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores, FL 33138. Donations can be made online via a secure internet site by accessing http://www.ccadm.org clicking on Donate Now, followed by designating the amount to be contributed and the donation option.

• Cross International, a Christian aid organization, is seeking to bring food. To provide donations call 1-800-391-8545 or visit www.crossinternational.org and click on the emergency hurricane support link.

• Food for the Poor, an international and development organization based in Coconut Creek, is asking for donations to purchase additional building materials for repairs to homes. Log onto www.FoodForThePoor.org/Gustav or call 1-800-487-1158.

• Lambi Fund of Haiti is accepting donations after many of the people it assists lost their crops and animals. To support the sustainable development efforts of Lambi Fund of Haiti, visit LambiFund.org to make an online donation or mail a check to Lambi Fund of Haiti, PO Box 18955, Washington, DC 20036.

• The Pan American Development Foundation has set up a website called Pan American Relief (www.PanAmericanRelief.org) to collect donations.

**this material from the Miami Herald.

More agencies collecting*** -
 
• Food for the Poor: Seeking monetary donations and canned foods. 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek. foodforthepoor.com or 800-487-1158.

• Cross International: Seeks donations to supply food. crossinternational.org or 800-391- 8545.

• The American Red Cross: Takes donations of cash and supplies. Contact redcross.org or send to P.O. Box 4002018, Des Moines, Iowa 50340.

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami: Monetary donations. Mail checks to Catholic Charities, Storm Aid, 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores, FL 33138, ccadm.org or 305-762-3006.

• Planting Peace: Monetary donations, baby food, cornmeal and canned goods. 1203 North Federal Highway, Hollywood. PlantingPeace.org or 954-394-4989.

• Project Mediashare for Haiti, Inc: Monetary donations to provide medical services. 8260 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33138, or SunSentinel.com/give. Put "Haiti Relief Fund" in the field marked "other."

• G&G Shipping: Canned goods for Turks and Caicos, 1300 Eller Drive, Fort Lauderdale. 954-920-9292.

• Just Posh Jackies Creation beauty salon: Medical supplies, canned foods and emergency items for Turks and Caicos. 6447 Pembroke Road, Hollywood. 954-961-2224.

• Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Cubana: Monetary donations for aid to Cuba. P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090, 888-277-7575 or crs.org, code 2770-1284.

• Food and clothing drop-offs:  St. James Catholic Church, 540 NW 132nd St., North Miami; Holy Family Catholic Church, 14500 NE 11th Ave., Miami; Notre Dame D' Haiti Mission, 110 NE 62nd St., Miami; St. Joseph Haitian Mission, 1210 NW Sixth Ave., Pompano Beach.

• Minority Development & Empowerment, Inc: Monetary donations. MD&E Inc. c/o Hurricane Relief, 3075 West Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 205, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. 954-315-4530.

*** this material from the Sun Sentinel.