Mandatory credit: "spaceimaging.com."
Mandatory credit: "spaceimaging.com."
Local Resources in Washington DC
The Official New York City Web site
New York Cares is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes 40,000 volunteers each year to serve on flexibly-scheduled, team-based projects that we create in partnership with schools, social service agencies, and environmental groups. Visit here to find out where to volunteer and provide assistance.
To donate services, NYC medical personal should call the following:
Local Resources in Washington DC
Greater DC Cares is collecting information on the needs of organizations who are responding to the events of September 11. If you represent an organization in need of volunteers for these efforts, we want to hear from you. Or call 202-289-7378.
The FBI has set up a Web site and hotline where people can report tips or other information about the attacks: www.ifccfbi.gov and 1-866-483-5137. Intelligence officials have said they were especially eager to recover any video that tourists may have been shooting before and during the attacks.
Department of Justice tip line: 1-866-483-5137
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
United Way September 11th Fund
Salvation Army Disaster Relief Effort
Firefighter, EMS, and Rescue Relief Fund
New York State Fraternal Order of Police WTC Fund
The Survivors Fund - Washington, D.C. area
Charities Aid Foundation (United Kingdom residents can make donations to a special Help USA fund)
American Psychology Association - What happens to people after a disaster or other traumatic event?
National Institute of Mental Health has a special section on Response to Terrorist Acts Against America.
The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology offers a list of over 1,000 credentialed psychologists who have volunteered to offer healthcare services to the victims and their families.
Beliefnet - Find a local house of worship, faith-by-faith guide for dealing with death, participate in an online prayer circle for the victims of the terrorist attack, and discuss other theological issues.
GriefNet, supervised by Cendra Lynn, Ph.D., is an Internet community dealing with grief, death, and major loss. Their companion site, KIDSAID, provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions.
Trauma Information Pages by David Baldwin - Originally started after the OKC tragedy, this site offers extensive information about dealing with emotional trauma and traumatic stress.
Groups@AOL - Join a support group to share prayers, thoughts, and feelings about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
JewzNewz - Jewish oriented Crisis Information Center
National Association of School Psychologists - Coping With a National Tragedy
What to tell your kids - from MSN's Women Central pages
KidsHealth for Parents - How to talk to your child about the news, including "How Kids Perceive the News."
Talking With Kids - Ten tips about TV News
Talking to Children in Times of Tragedy - Bright Horizons has pulled together a team of experts to help parents guide, comfort, and help their children cope through this time.
ParentsTalk - Our children's lives have changed. How can we help them?
YMCA - Coping with Tragedies: A PDF Tip Sheet (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Dr Spock - Helping your children cope with the news of reported terrorist attacks.
Parenting.com - Grace Under Fire - How to help your child handle the tough times.
USA Today - Before you try to help your children...
NY Times - Lesson plan for grades 6-12 on "Exploring Responses to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001"
CNN Student Bureau - Students react with disbelief to terrorism tragedy
YouthNoise - What can we do about the tragedy? (from a teen's perspective)
Shine - Teen perspectives and discussions on terrorist attack
Hotline for families seeking information about victims and survivors: 1-800-331-0075
American Airlines 1-800-245-0999
United Airlines 1-800-932-8555
Greater NY Health Organization is helping to locate family members and accepting reports of missing persons:
The Pentagon has asked personnel to call the following numbers to be accounted for:
Family members of military personnel seeking information should call 1-800-984-8523 (Army), 1-877-663-6772 (Navy and Marine Corps.), 1-800-253-9276 (Air Force).
If you are in one of the attack areas and in need of assistance, contact FEMA at 1-800-426-9029
The Justice Department’s Office of Victims of Crime established a hotline for families seeking information about victims and survivors. The number is 1-800-331-0075.
Officials at the Pentagon are asking Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon on Sept. 11 (or families trying to locate their loved ones) to call 1-800-984-8523 or 703-428-0002. Navy and Marine personnel assigned to the Pentagon should call 1-877-663-6772.
United has established its international toll-free numbers for friends or family members who want more information. Those numbers are:
World Trade Center Company Information
Web sites are available for people who still haven't been able to contact their family members:
The Pentagon has asked personnel to call the following number to be accounted for: 1-877-663-6772 To check on the status of loved ones who worked at the Pentagon, please use the following numbers:
Justice Department: Families of victims may Call the Office of Victims of Crime about services for survivors and their rights: 1-800-331-0075