In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Friday, people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help.

If you want to be notified via e-mail of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help."

Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too.

Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in partnership with Newtown Savings Bank, created the Sandy Hook School Support Fund to help provide support services to the families and community that are affected.

Check donations may be mailed to:

Sandy Hook School Support Fund
c/o Newtown Savings Bank
39 Main St., Newtown CT 06470

If you have questions on the fund, you may call 800-461-0672.

Helpful Links

• United Way's Sandy Hook Support Fund Announcement
  

• Checks may also be dropped off at any Newtown Savings Bank branch location.

• How to Donate With a Credit Card

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More links to Newtown Patch’s coverage here:

• Police Official: 27 Dead, 'It is Not a Simplistic Scene'
• 'In Sheer Shock' — Newtown Community Seeks News, Updates
• Reaction: Sandy Hook School Shooting
• Police Raid Sandy Hook Home Hours After Shooting
• [PHOTOS] Newtown School Shooting
• Newtown Principal Remembered as 'Warm,' 'Selfless'
• Ryan Lanza, Wrongly Named As Mass Murderer, Left To Grieve

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