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This is our 18th holiday season since that horrific Tuesday morning changed all of our lives. It is never an easy time. Tragically, more than 2,300 people have died due to their World Trade Center exposure. Those battling serious illnesses, and the families that must go on without their loved one are always foremost on […]

Thank you for attending the 9/11 Informational Seminar at the United Federation of Teachers. We hope that you learned a lot about the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). We are so grateful to UFA President Mike Mulgrew and Ellie Engler, executive assistant to the President and the director of staff […]

The VCF is available to both responders (rescue, recovery, cleanup and construction workers or volunteers) and survivors (area residents, workers, students, and passersby). While no documents are required to register, those who want to file a claim must prove that they were present within the program’s geographic boundaries between September 11th, 2001 and May 30th, […]

In September, Barasch & McGarry held a 9/11 Informational Seminar at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). We were grateful that 9/11 Advocates Jon Stewart, John Feal, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand agreed to speak. We were thrilled that the 1000-person theater sold out. Since so may other people wanted to attend, and many who did come […]

The United Federation of Teachers, in partnership with Barasch & McGarry, invites you to attend a special Free 9/11 Informational Forum to learn about the free health care and compensation available to everyone who was downtown on 9/11 or during the 8 months following. Join a panel of downtown teachers, students, residents and other 9/11 […]

Many programs have been established in response to medical problems stemming from the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City. Two of the most important ones are the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and the WTC Health Program. Both can be extremely valuable, but the programs serve different purposes. It’s important to understand that you […]