President Barack Obama announced Saturday that former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton established a fund to collect relief funds for the victims of Tuesday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

Send aid to Haiti.

The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, which has a site at www.clintonbushhaitifund.org, will collect money from individuals, corporations and non-governmental organizations to help reputable charities to send immediate relief to the survivors.

"Presidents Bush and Clinton will help the American people do their part, because responding to a disaster must be the work of all of us," said Obama. "Indeed, those wrenching scenes of devastating must remind us not only of our common humanity but also of our common responsibility."

"The Haitian people have got a tough journey. But it's amazing how terrible tragedies can bring out the best of the human spirit," said Bush.

The former commanders-in-chief said they will make sure the fund's money is spent wisely.

"The most effective way for the American people to help is to contribute money," said Bush. "I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water. Just send your cash."

"We want to be a place where people can know their money will be well-spent, where we will ensure the ongoing integrity of the process, and we want to stay with this over the long run," said Clinton.

An estimated 300,000 people have been left homeless, and United Nations officials say one out of every 10 homes in Port-au-Prince has been destroyed.

As another strong aftershock hit Haiti today, complicating relief efforts, the Haitian prime minister said he expects the death toll to rise to 100,000 or higher. Officials say at least 20,000 bodies have been recovered so far.

Clinton, who sent U.S. troops to Haiti in 1994 to help restore former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power, said he feels a deep connection with the devastated country.

"I have no words to say how I feel. I was in those hotels that collapsed. I had meals with people who are dead. The cathedral church that Hillary and I sat in 34 years ago is in total rubble," said Clinton. "But it is still one of the most remarkable, unique places I have ever been. And they can escape their history and build a better future if we do our part."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived at Haiti Saturday, met with President René Préval and toured the damage and observed U.S. relief efforts.

The Associated Press reported that Clinton will ferry back 50 U.S. citizens on her return.

U.S. troops are on the ground trying to hand out supplies and fresh drinking water amid chaotic situations. Supply shipments are getting backed up at Haiti's airports, leaving many quake survivors without much-needed aid.

The American Red Cross has joined forces with the international Red Cross to provide medical treatment to the injured in Haiti.

"What we're doing is immediate first aid and triage for people right outside the American Red Cross office that was here before the earthquake," said Steve McAndrews of Red Cross Disaster Relief. "So it's a pretty horrible scene here, but at the same time there's a lot of hope."

About 150 American Red Cross volunteers are on the ground, focusing on distribution of food, water and other vital supplies. There are also thousands of Haitian Red Cross volunteers helping with the efforts.

There are also reports of desperate mobs jumping drivers for supplies and stores unwilling to open, because of feared violence.

Government workers have begun the process of burying thousands of bodies in mass graves.

UN officials said the body of Haiti mission chief Hedi Annabi was found in the collapsed rubble of the UN headquarters in Port-au-Prince, according to the AP.

New Yorkers Take Action

The city's 80-member Urban Search and Rescue Task Force touched down in Haiti Saturday.

The first group of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-sponsored team took off aboard a C-17 aircraft just after 6 a.m., and the second group followed shortly after.

The task force was expected to arrive Thursday afternoon, but was held up because of a traffic jam in and around the Port-au-Prince airport.

The bottleneck was created by other aircraft flying in from around the world with resources and aid.

The task force is a team of highly-trained police officers and firefighters that specialize in disaster recovery, emergency triage and catastrophic events involving steel and concrete.

They are bringing 20 tons of equipment and supplies to the country to sustain them for a few days.

Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared in a public service announcement that encourages New Yorkers to open their wallets.

City residents are encouraged to dial 311 to make a donation, and the city will relay money to the Mayor's Fund To Advance New York City. The fund is directing 100 percent of the donations to emergency relief organizations.

On Friday, a protest about Wall Street bonuses turned into a call of action to help people in Haiti.

Hundreds of people descended on Lower Manhattan to protest the taxpayer-funded bailout of big banks, which are expected to hand out hefty bonuses to their workers.

Community groups and elected officials demanded the money instead be used for relief efforts in Haiti.

"Haiti was forced to pay the [International Monetary Fund] a million dollars a week, you know? It's been kept poor by the policies of Wall Street, just like people have been kept poor and kicked out of their homes because of what the banks have been doing too," said a protester.

"Greedy Wall Street Bankers took the people's money, and now they're giving bonuses to themselves to the tune of billions of dollars," said Brooklyn Council Charles Barron, another protester. "Send the money to Haiti. That's the people's money that bailed you out. We want the money to go to Haiti."

Meanwhile, Haitians already living in the United States illegally will be allowed to stay. Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano granted the undocumented immigrants temporary protection status, which will allow them to stay and work in America for up to 18 months.

"It's very much needed. And perhaps the 18 months will not even suffice," said one Haitian New Yorker. "Because as you can see, Haiti will not be rebuilt in one year or maybe not five years."

"I was born in Haiti and I grew up here, and I'm proud to be an American and I'm proud to be of Haitian decent. And I felt like America gave me a chance, they should be able to give other people a chance," said another.

The temporary protection status is only for those already living in the country as of Tuesday. It is often granted to foreigners who cannot return to their country because of natural disaster, armed conflict, or other dangers.

Also on Saturday, the AP reported that President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal offered voluntary repatriation and fertile land to any Haitians who want to relocate to the West African country.