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Children Still Coping with the Aftermath of 9/11 to Benefit from $8.7 Million in Funding for Community-Based Programs
39 agencies receive grants from the Liberty Disaster Relief Fund
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National Headquarters
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
www.redcross.org
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Contact: Jeffrey Hon
Title: SRP Communications Director
Organization: September 11 Recovery Program
Phone: (646) 826-3242
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WASHINGTON, Monday, April 25, 2005 — NEW YORK, April 25, 2005: The American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program (SRP) today announced that as part of its mission to provide longer-term support services to those directly affected by September 11, non profit organizations in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts have been awarded $8.72 million from the Liberty Disaster Relief Fund to assist children and youth whose varying experiences of the terrorist attacks on America may be causing psychological distress.
"Thousands of children were traumatized by the loss or injury of a loved one on September 11," said Alan Goodman, SRP Executive Director. "Many others suffered because of where they lived or where they went to school. The agencies we have funded today offer a community-based approach to reach those children whose families were among the most seriously disrupted and who may be coping in significantly different ways."
The latest round of recovery grants awarded by the September 11 Recovery Program to organizations both large and small will support counseling, therapy, and other services designed for children and youth. Some programs will screen children for mental health issues and provide crisis intervention. Others will help adult caregivers understand how children react to trauma and how to identify and address their needs. Still others
employ proven art, drama and music therapy approaches that encourage children to tap into their creative instincts as a way to work out matters that trouble them.
Students in New York City's Community School District 2, whose classrooms were closest to the World Trade Center attack, will be the beneficiaries of the largest single grant, $1.1 million, awarded to New Visions. The 16-year old organization works with the public and private sectors to develop innovative school programming and resources. It will use the funds to support guidance counselors and art therapists to help students who are experiencing continued – or new – symptoms of psychological distress related to the events of September 11.
These recovery grants also support culturally appropriate programs for specific communities who have been affected by September 11, including those offered by the Coalition of Asian American Children and Families (serving Chinatown residents), the Jewish Guild for the Blind (serving severely disabled youth) and by St. Mark's Place Institute for Mental Health (serving Polish, Russian, Croatian and other immigrant communities).
A full list of grantees follows, and can be found at www.recoverygrants.org.
SRP Recovery Grants Program Reflects Planned Transition
To Community-Based Services
The funding announced today complements the $20 million in recovery grants awarded in February to 65 community-based nonprofit organizations for mental health and access to recovery services. Next month, SRP will announce grants to organizations that address the health needs of those who were most seriously exposed to the World Trade Center site. Later in 2006, grants will be awarded for recovery-related needs unique to lower Manhattan, where ongoing reconstruction disrupts community life.
"For more than three years, the Red Cross has been helping people who were the most seriously affected by September 11 through a combination of financial assistance and direct services," said Goodman. "Now, with our recovery grants program, we are funding established organizations in communities with the greatest need to provide diverse September 11-related services for people when fewer and fewer resources are available for this purpose."
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) works in partnership with the American Red Cross to develop and implement the grant programs. RPA administers the application and grant review processes, and will monitor the work of the grantees. The Red Cross makes the grant award decisions.
For more information about the September 11 Recovery Program, please call (877) 746-4987 [TDD (800) 662-1220], or visit www.redcross.org/september11/help. For more information on the SRP recovery grants, visit www.recoverygrants.org.
About the American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program
The American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program provides assistance, support and guidance to those most directly affected by the September 11 attacks. Current services include case management, financial assistance for mental health and health care, support and information groups, and other financial assistance. Through immediate disaster relief programs and funding of longer term initiatives, the American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program has helped more than 57,000 individuals and families, in 48 states and 57 countries. The Red Cross also provides community-based organizations with funding to enhance longer-term, local services for people affected by the tragedies of September 11. For information on services, call (877) 746-4987 [TDD (800) 662-1220] or visit www.redcross.org/september11/help.
AMERICAN RED CROSS SEPTEMBER 11 RECOVERY PROGRAM
YOUTH RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE GRANTS
Grantee | Amount
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Alliance for School Mental Health – Long Island
| Jewish Medical Center (North Shore LIJ Health System) | $ 227,000
| Amanda's Easel (180 Turning Lives Around) | $ 35,000
| American Group Psychotherapy Association | $ 499,000
| Bellevue Hospital Center (NYC Health & Hospitals Corp.) | $ 75,000
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City | $ 250,000
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $240,000
| Catholic Charities of Diocese of Trenton | $ 170,000
| Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital | $ 250,000
| Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) | $ 100,000
| Columbia University School of Social Work
(Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York) | $ 235,000
| Comfort Zone Camp | $26,000
| Counseling in Schools | $ 200,000
| Creative Alternatives of New York | $47,000
| Creative Arts Team (Research Foundation of
the City University of New York) | $200,000
| The Educational Alliance | $100,000
| Grand Street Settlement | $ 125,000
| Hamilton Madison House | $ 121,000
| Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services | $ 249,000
| Jewish Guild for the Blind | $248,000
| Life Matters | $ 177,000
| Lower East Side Family Union | $ 60,000
| Manhattan Youth Recreation and Resources | $ 249,000
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University | $ 250,000
| National Center for Victims of Crime | $ 225,000
| New Visions for Public Schools (NYC Public Schools – District 2) | $1,100,000
| New York University School of Medicine Child Study Center | $ 250,000
| North Shore University Hospital (North Shore LIJ
Health System) | $237,000
| Partnership with Children | $ 200,000
| Prevention First | $ 225,000
| Project Renewal (The Tides Center) | $ 470,000
| Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York | $ 508,000
| The Salvation Army | $ 181,000
| South Nassau Communities Hospital | $ 203,000
| St. Marks Place Institute for Mental Health | $ 117,000
| Tuesday's Children | $ 60,000
| University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey | $ 270,000
| University Settlement Society of New York | $165,000
| World Foundation for Music and Healing | $ 250,000
| Youth Environmental Services | $ 126,000
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