| Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen & Passaic,
Inc. |
|
Addresses
unmet economic, mental health, and social service
needs of Chinatown area residents and workers
who are suffering long-term effects from 9/11. |
| Massachusetts
9/11 Fund, Inc. |
75 Kneeland Street
Sixth Floor
Boston, MA 02111-1901
(866) FUND-911
info@massfund.org
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Offers community
outreach and wellness needs of families, including
information and referral, identification and access
to services and resources; an adolescent wellness
program for bereaved children; and a widows and
widowers group. |
| New
York Council On Adoptable Children, Inc. |
589 Eighth Ave., 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 475-0222
|
Provides the WTC
Child Permanency Project which provides long-term
support services to families affected by the September
11th attacks. This includes benefits assistance
(public and private), legal advocacy; mental health
counseling and support; referrals to health care
providers; assistance with vocational, job training
for displaced workers and ESL classes; immigration
assistance, and, advocacy for educational benefits/scholarships
for the children. |
New
York University: NYU
Child Study Center Institute
for Trauma and Stress
|
577 First Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-6622
|
Supports the Silver
Shield Life Enrichment & Continued Care Program
including the design and implementation of psycho-educational
workshop series, in-home assessments of children
and families, and therapy, when need is indicated. |
South Nassau Communities
Hospital
|
One Healthy Way
Oceanside, NY 11572
(877) SOUTHNASSAU
|
Supports two initiatives:
The Bereaved Kids Initiative and Home Ground,
which target personally exposed children and firefighters
and their families (referred through local firefighter
associations). |
