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An update from the United Way 911 Fund received 6/30/02:

Dear September 11th Fund Donor,

Thank you for your support of The September 11th Fund, co-founded by United Way of New York City and The New York Community Trust. You are receiving this message because you signed up for e-updates when you contributed to the Fund. Since the last update we sent you, The Fund has made 40 grants totaling $46 million to meet the needs of victims, families and communities affected by the terrorist attacks. Thus far, the Fund has made 223 grants and disbursed $284 million.

Where Your Donation is Going. . .

Nearly 45,000 individuals in 41 states have received cash relief and other services, including: 3,800 surviving families and people who were severely injured, 35,000 who lost their jobs and 6,000 who were displaced from their homes. Within 11 days of the attack, the Fund began making grants and continues to do so, averaging $30 million in grants each month. As of May 31, 2002, 223 grants totaling $284 million were made: Ninety-one percent ($259 million) went to cash assistance and services for victims; 7 percent ($19 million) for loans and grants to directly affected communities; and 2 percent ($6 million) to rescue and recovery efforts.

Just a few of the people your donation is helping . . .
A Mother & Her Newborn Child Days after losing her husband in the World Trade Center collapse, a New Jersey woman gave birth to her third child. Through your donation, the Fund provided her with cash assistance and services, including home visits by a grief counselor and a live-in health aide to help her recover from the difficult birth.

A Businessman Who Lost Everything For those of you who may not be familiar with Lower Manhattan, this was a neighborhood that 3,400 small businesses, 2,000 nonprofits, and 20,000 people called home. For one gentleman, it was where he chose to live and work. On September 11, he lost his small business, home and car to the attacks. With a loan from the Fund, he was able to re-open his business, re-hire nine employees; and months later, hire two more people.

Providing the Highest Level of Accountability

As co-founder of The September 11th Fund - along with The New York Community Trust - we are committed to the highest standard of accountability to our more than two million donors and the public. From day one, we have reported regularly on the Fund's purposes, and how it helps meet both immediate and longer-term needs of the victims, families, and affected communities.Through regular press releases, a special report on its first six months and the website, www.September11Fund.org, the Fund has provided a complete accounting of the donations, including a list of all grants and their purpose.

Continuing to Meet the Needs of Victims and Families

Some of you have asked what the Fund plans to do with the approximately $200 million remaining. The answer is simple: keep meeting the needs of the victims, families and affected communities. While we are pleased to report that the fund has been able to help more than 45,000, we recognize that the healing process is far from complete. The Fund is continuing to make grants for cash assistance, mental health counseling, job training and placement and, legal and financial advice to individuals and families. It also makes grants to ensure that people know where and how to get help, funding a toll-free information hotline, on-line service guides, and the training and support of personal 'service coordinators.' The Fund also continues to help the community rebuild, by funding grants and loans to affected small business and nonprofits.

We think it's important that the Fund be able to continue to meet these needs. We learned from Oklahoma City that some wounds will take years to heal; in many cases, those affected will not even ask for help for a year or more. By working with government and other charities, using its funds to help those who are not being helped by others, the Fund can help ensure that these individuals and their families continue to receive the counseling and other support services they need.

We encourage you to log on to www.September11Fund.org to view the latest information on the Fund. As always, thank you for your support of The September 11th Fund.

Sincerely,

Ralph Dickerson, Jr.
President
United Way of New York City

Know Someone Who Needs Help?
Ask them to call the toll-free September 11th Support Hotline at 1-866-689-HELP.

Click here to read letters thanking you for your support http://www.uwnyc.org/sep11/letters.html