HelpAge USA has launched a Haiti Emergency Response Fund to assist the 800,000 older people who are the most at-risk during a disaster of this magnitude. At this point, operations are focused primarily on search and rescue, followed by the provision of food, water, shelter, and medical attention. Older people in Haiti face specific challenges in this situation, including those arising from a lack of mobility, special medical concerns, and marginalization and exclusion from resources. HelpAge International is the only relief organization focusing specifically on the needs and contributions of older people in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti.