Roy,
Thank you for inquiring about contributing donations for the victims/fire fighters of 911. We have closed the IAFF Disaster Relief Fund with every dime going to the 343 families who suffered a loss that day. Ive attached information on another fund that you might not be aware of. Its called the New York 9-11 Firefighters Counseling Support Foundation and we are still collecting donations for this fund. This fund supplements expenses not covered by the city for counseling services for all FDNY members and their families. If you need any addition info please do not hesitate to contact me and have a safe dive.
Take care,
Patrick Morrison
Health and Safety Director
202-824-9303
Firefighters Counseling Support Foundation
In the days after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, it was clear that the New York City fire officers and fire fighters who survived the attack and all FDNY families would bear a heavy burden. The IAFF quickly established the New York 9-11 Firefighters Counseling Support Foundation to ensure that members of Uniformed Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 94 and the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, IAFF Local 854 as well as their families would get the full range of critical mental health services needed to help them through this life-changing event.
Donations to the foundation are used to supplement the activities of the FDNY Counseling Service Unit (CSU). Through this program, the IAFF has contributed over $900,000 to the CSU to ensure that all FDNY members and family members who are in need of crisis counseling related to the WTC disaster receive those services. Just a few of the CSU activities are: bereavement groups, survivor groups, peer counseling, children and family liaison services, clinician visits, educational outreach, and a referral service.
The foundation New York 9-11 Firefighters Counseling Support Foundation is still accepting donations in order to ensure that all FDNY fire fighters and families receive needed services into the future. Those wishing to make donations should make checks payable to:
New York 9-11 Firefighters Counseling Support Foundation
International Association of Fire Fighters
1750 New York Ave., NW
Washington D.C. 20006
202-737-8484
If we could all bring our donations, we can perhaps send it all together with a picture of us........
