A helping hand

Even for those not directly affected by the events of Sept. 11, getting back to business as usual was more difficult than anticipated. And, as the United States attacked the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, those feelings were compounded.

The following organizations are accepting donations for the victims of Sept. 11.

Uniformed Firefighters’ Association

UFA Widows’ and Children’s Fund

204 East 23rd St.

New York, NY 10010

Tax ID #13-3047544

World Vision

American Families Assistance Fund

(800) 700-4911

www.worldvision.org

National Organization for Victim Assistance

1757 Park Road N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20010

www.try-nova.org

United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York

World Trade Center Relief Fund

DRD Station

P.O. Box 5314

New York, NY 10150

(212) 836-1486

Twin Towers Fund

c/o NYC PPL

The City of New York

P.O. Box 371

100 Church St., 20th Floor

NY, NY 10007

American Red Cross

American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

P.O. Box 37243

Washington, D.C. 20013

(800) 448-3543

(800) HELP-NOW

(800) 435-7669

www.redcross.org/

Mercy Corps

U.S. Emergency Fund, Dept. NR

P.O. Box 2669

Portland, OR 97208

(800) 852-2100 or www.mercycorps.org

Salvation Army

120 W. 14th St.

New York, NY 10011

Attention: Disaster Relief

(800) 725-2769

(800) SAL-ARMY

www.salvationarmy.org/

The United Way of New York City

September 11th Fund

2 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10016

(800) 411-UWAY

http://national.unitedway.org/

Catholic Charities USA

Development Department

1731 King St., #200

Alexandria, VA 22314

(800) 919-9338

www.chatholiccharitiesusa.org

Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund

(800) 446-0500

www.cantorusa.com

New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund

(253) 274-0424

Save the Children

(800) 728-3843

The New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund

P.O. Box 5028

Albany, N.Y. 12205

(800) 801-8092

Deborah Garofalo