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The spirit of giving is one Americans of all walks of life are proud to share. There are so many ways to contribute to the people and causes you care about from September 11 efforts and beyond.
Here you'll find the organizations and groups that will use your generous financial support to improve lives and circumstances locally, nationally, and around the world.
Every dollar can make a difference to someone, somewhere. Start here to help change the world.
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Ongoing Recovery
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9-11 Widows' and Victims' Families Association
The September 11th Widows' and Victims' Families Association is dedicated to the dignified recovery of loved ones and other important issues connected to the September 11th tragedies.
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Salvation Army
The Salvation Army continues to serve those in need through its corps community centers in New York and around the country. Primary services include financial aid to victims' families and others whose livelihoods were affect, and continued counseling for a variety of workers involved in the disaster aftermath and clean up.
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Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities continues to help local Catholic Charities agencies deal with the long-term economic and emotional needs of families that are surfacing months after the attacks. Programs include mental-health counseling for; emergency assistance with rent/mortgage, utilities, and medical bills; job placement for those affected as a result of the terrorist attacks; legal aid; and immigrant outreach.
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Seedco
Seedco's WTC Small Business Fund was established after the events of September 11 to provide wage subsidies, technical assistance, area-wide services, loans, and grants to employers with fewer than 50 workers located near the World Trade Center in New York City.
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Mennonite Disaster Services (MDR)
MDR's Restoring Hope Project supports churches in healing and grief work. It also assists congregations in developing community outreach programs that respond to Sept. 11-related issues including domestic violence, suicide, homelessness and unemployment. It also works to heal community relationships damaged by racism, classism, and other forms of injustice.
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Twin Towers Fund
The Twin Towers Fund assists September 11th victims and their families, including the families of firefighters and rescue workers. The Fund continues its operations to raise money in order to ensure that it is able to meet the long-term financial needs of the families, including education, retirement, medical and counseling.
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Northern Virginia Family Service
Northern Virginia Family Service's Survivors' Fund provides long-term support for the victims and families affected by the terrorist attack at the Pentagon.
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World Trade Center Children of Victims Relief Fund
The World Trade Center Children of Victims Relief Fund provides direct financial assistance to the financially needy surviving spouses and children of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
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Employee and Union Funds
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Aon Assistance Fund
The Aon Memorial Education Fund works to ensure that the children of affected Aon employees can pursue post-secondary education, and to assist families of children with special needs with their educational requirements.
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FT Fiduciary Trust Memorial Fund
The FT Fiduciary Trust Memorial Fund assists Fiduciary Trust and Franklin Templeton families affected by the World Trade Center tragedy.
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Carr Futures World Trade Center Memorial Fund
The Carr Futures World Trade Center Memorial Fund helps the families of Carr Futures employees who were victims of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedy.
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KBW Family Fund
This fund provides donations to assist the families of those KBW colleagues who are still missing or deceased as a result of the World Trade Center tragedy.
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Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund provides emergency short-term financial assistance, emotional and mental health support, and ongoing assistance for things like childcare, college tuition and long-term health care for the families of affected Cantor Fitzgerald employees and others.
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Sandler O'Neill Assistance Foundation
The Sandler O'Neill Assistance Foundation provides financial and other assistance to dependents of affected Sandler O'Neill employees and other families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 tragedy. The grant making process will be based on financial need; the foundation's first priority is post secondary education for dependents of affected Sandler O'Neill employees.
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CIA Officers Memorial Foundation
The CIA Officers Memorial Foundation provides financial and other assistance to the families of CIA officers killed as a result of hostile action in the line of duty in the current war on terrorism, and in future conflicts. The first fund established by the Foundation will provided assistance to the family of Mike Spann, a CIA employee killed in Afghanistan.
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Union Community Fund
The Union Community Fund directs contributions to local efforts and organizations in areas directly affected by the September 11 attacks as well as in other communities where workers and others were affected by economic uncertainty that followed the attacks. Local use of funds is decided on by local boards.
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Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
The Dart Center is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Center also organizes mutual support and referral for newspeople who have experienced traumatic stress during the course of their work.
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Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund provides aid, future scholarships and funds to the families of the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy who worked in the food, beverage and hospitality professions throughout the entire complex.
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Euro Brokers Relief Fund
The Fund operates in support of the welfare, health and educational needs of the family members of the employees of Euro Brokers Inc. who lost their lives in connection with the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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Emergency Personnel
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Firefighters National Trust
This trust provides financial assistance, based on need, to the children and spouses of firefighters and rescue workers killed in the line of duty. The three programs through which assistance is provided are: short-term income bridging, education/scholarships, and grief counseling.
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Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund
Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors' Fund provides benefits for the 37 PAPD members killed at the WTC on September 11, 2001.
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New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund
The New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund is a non-profit corporation that provides humanitarian aid to the families of fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel who died in connection with the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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