An injured child at a Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Photograph: Ivanoh Demers/APIt’s simple:  Send cash now—$5, $10, or $20 (about the cost of a decent bottle of wine or a large pizza) will help save lives.

Canadian readers can donate online to the Red Cross or to World Vision. American readers can go to CNN’s Impact page or to White House.gov to find links to a host of upstanding charities and NGOs.

You can also stay informed. Start with the Huffington Post. The Web’s most voracious news aggregator is a clearing house for information on the earthquake in Port au Prince. The Huff Post has Twitter updates here and a BIG Haiti earthquake page here.  The CBC has a page dedicated to coverage of the catastrophe and to relief efforts. See it here.

When all else fails, pray, in whatever faith tradition or secular path you follow. Intentions count as much as money.

Help Haiti today.