Charities
Three local charities are especially capable of helping the families of the rescue workers: for police officers, The Widow's and Children's Fund of the Police Department; for fire personnel, The Widow's and Children's Fund of the Fire Department; and for emergency medical professionals The Emergency Medical Services Command Memorial Foundation.
You may make your donations, to one or all three, by sending a check or money order to: Daily News Charities Inc., P.O. Box 3307, New York, NY 10001.
http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/Attack/help.asp
The Cantor Fitzgerald Foundation
101 Park Avenue - 45th Floor
New York, NY 10178-0060
Attn: Phil Ginsberg
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American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Call (816) 931-8400
http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
The Salvation Army National Disaster Relief Fund. Call 1-(800) 336-4547
http://www.salvationarmy.org/
United Way of America. Call 1-(800) 411-8929
http://national.unitedway.org/