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.
Registration is now open for the third annual National Conference on Work and Cancer. This free conference explores the challenges working people face—job search, health insurance, legal issues, working through treatment, job re-entry and more—as they try to balance their cancer treatment and recovery with employment. The conference takes place on Friday, June 14, 2013 at […]
A joint hearing of New York City Council Committee on Lower Manhattan Re-development, and the Civil Service and Labor Committee entitled, Are Cancer Rates Increasing in 9/11 Responders? will take place on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 12:00pm at 250 Broadway, in the 16th floor Committee Room. According to the City Council, "The Hearing will […]
Due to the fast-approaching October 3, 2013 deadline to apply, there will be an information forum to answer your questions & concerns about the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”) at the Jewish Community Center in Staten Island on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The doors will open at 5:00pm, and the meeting will take place […]
The New York City Bar Justice Center is offering free legal clinics for individuals needing assistance in filing claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). Clinics will be facilitated by volunteer lawyers who will provide free counsel and advice to people who would like to file a claim under the VCF without an […]
The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support Group will meet from 6:00pm-7:30pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, and then the first Wednesday of every month at Orange Regional Medical Center's Community Health Education Center in Wallkill. For more information, call 888-321-6762. Orange Regional Medical Center Community Health Education Center 110 Crustal Run Road Wallkill, NY […]
The Special Master of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Sheila Birnbaum; September 11th recovery workers; union officials; politicians and translators for Spanish, Mandarin and Polish will encourage survivors and recovery workers sick from exposure to 9/11 toxins to seek economic compensation through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation […]