From: 911.Fund@usdoj.gov Sent: 8/13/2013 5:58:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Message from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum on the Impending October 3, 2013 Registration deadline for the September 11thVictim Compensation Fund Dear Friend: I am writing to request your help with our efforts to inform the community about the impending registration deadline for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (Fund). Most of the Fund’s potentially eligible claimants must register by October 3, 2013. Anyone who knew or had reason to know […]
Learn MoreNEW YORK, NY (July 29, 2013): Bret Michaels’ performance this past Friday on the Fox & Friends Summer Concert Series showcased not only his music, but his ongoing support of the military and 9/11 NY responders. Michaels brought service members and first responders on stage during his performance in addition to giving donations to Operation Homefront, benefitting soldiers with emergency financial situations, and The Fealgood Foundation, benefitting those who responded and assisted at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Michaels,whose […]
Learn MoreFor several days after 9/11, construction worker John Feal, of Nesconset, worked to clean up the wreckage at ground zero. His efforts left him with several injuries, one that eventually led to the removal of half of his left foot after a piece of steel crushed it. Twelve years later, Feal still copes with the physical and emotional scars left by his experiences but he does not do it alone. In 2005, Feal created the FealGood Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated […]
Learn MoreCity Council members were looking for definitive answers Monday, during a Lower Manhattan hearing on whether there is a link between September 11th debris and cancer rates among first responders. The federal government essentially recognized the relationship when it expanded 9/11 health coverage to include 50 cancers, but lawmakers want more diseases added to that list. It’s clear everyone agrees the exposures were unprecedented. Read More : http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/183990/advocates–scientists-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-possible-9-11-cancer-links
Learn MoreWith the deadline set for this fall, there’s a new push to get those affected by the attacks on September 11th to apply for the victim’s compensation fund. Elected officials, survivors and victim advocates came together Monday to remind eligible recipients to register for the benefits available under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. It provides survivors and family members with financial assistance as well as medical coverage for illness they contracted after the attacks. Read More : […]
Learn MoreCancer among 9/11 responders is 15% higher than among people not exposed to the Ground Zero toxins, a study by Mount Sinai Hospital’s World Trade Center Health Program has found. The increase was seen primarily in three types of the disease, thyroid, prostate and blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-responders-higher-cancer-rate-study-article-1.1324613#ixzz2RLnsj7vg
Learn More“Never Forget” is an easy thing to stick on the back of your car or throw up as a status on social media once a year. And although the people who do this certainly MEAN well, it often equates to an empty symbol of support of our heroes who died and survived the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. And as days continue ticking by, the risk of “Never Forget” becoming an empty slogan grow. A generation is growing up […]
Learn MoreResponders to the Sept. 11 attacks outside of New York will soon have access to medical care under the World Trade Center Health Program, more than a decade after hijacked planes crashed down into the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed review of long-awaited eligibility requirements for responders to the terrorist attacks in northern Virginia and Shanksville, Pa., agency records show. Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/healthcare/289805-health-care-rules-for-911-responders-nearly-finalized-#ixzz2P5h725tV
Learn MoreA 9/11 responder who raced to Ground Zero to search for survivors is now in a race to survive a life-threatening kidney disease. Rich Volpe, an NYPD narcotics detective, heard the news about the World Trade Center attacks while off duty near his Westchester County home and made a beeline for the disaster site, arriving minutes after the second tower collapsed. He joined in the frantic digging for victims in the mountainous, smoking rubble. “You couldn’t see your hand in […]
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