9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.

All Day

2,000-mile hike for the Brent Woodall Foundation

Appalachian Trail

In the spring of  2014, Chris Waltenburg is hiking the Appalachian Trail (at the age of 60) to support the Brent Woodall Foundation for Exceptional Children. The hike will cover more than […]

Boston offering counseling for Boston Marathon bombing anniversary

various Boston & Boston area

Zeninjor Enwemeka, Boston.com The Boston Public Health Commission is offering a series of counseling sessions with trained clinicians to help people cope with the upcoming anniversary of the Boston Marathon […]

Exhibit – Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial

Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street, Boston

Many mementoes and letters shared in the impromptu memorials after the Boston Marathon bombing will be on display as an exhibit called Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial.  The […]

Deadline for FF Michael Kiefer Educational Grant Awards

Twelve (12) Educational Awards worth $500.00 each are available through the New York Firefighter's Burn Center Foundation. The grants honor FF Michael V. Kiefer, who made the supreme sacrifice during […]

Comfort dogs available to the people of Boston

First Lutheran Church of Boston & Hynes Convention Center Boston

Therapy dogs from Massachusetts, Newtown, Connecticut and Chicago will be available to help Marathon-goers and the people of Boston at the First Lutheran Church of Boston and the Hynes Convention […]

2014 Boston Marathon Guidelines for Spectators

Unnamed Venue Boston

Those who wish to attend the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014 are being asked to follow certain safety rules this year. Spectators entering viewing areas may be asked to pass […]

Ongoing

COPS Shoe Drive

From now through April 30, 2014, the Metro New York Chapter Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) are collecting gently-worn shoes in good condition in any style and size. The shoes […]

FF Daniel O’Shea Urgently Needs a Kidney Donation

FDNY firefighter Daniel O’Shea, 38, of Engine 316 is urgently in need of a kidney donation. FF O'Shea has been diagnosed with iGa nephropathy. This is not currently a disease […]