The September 11th attack
Official victims' fund begun
Associated Press
NEW YORK — One day after officials warned that scam artists were running bogus fund-raisers to help victims' families, Gov. George Pataki announced the launch yesterday of an official state fund.
The New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund was accepting donations three ways: at P.O. Box 5028, Albany, N.Y., 12205; through the state Web site, www.state.ny.us; or via phone at 1-800-801-8092.
The following aid agencies are also accepting contributions for assistance in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. They are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies.
Aid agencies taking donations:
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Md., 20904
800-424-2372
www.adra.org
- American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C., 20013
800-HELP-NOW
Blood Donations:
800-GIVE-LIFE
www.redcross.org
- Brothers' Brother Foundation
1200 Galvestion Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pa., 15233 412-321-3160
www.brothersbrother.org
- Church World Service
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, Ind., 46515
800-297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org
- Episcopal Relief and Development
Box 12043
Newark, N.J., 07101
800-334-7626
www.er-d.org
- Food for the Hungry
7729 East Greenway Rd.
Scottsdale, Ariz., 85260
800-2-HUNGER
www.fh.org
- Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
Attn: New York City Relief
44450 Pinetree Drive
Suite 201
Plymouth, Mich., 48170
800-55-MERCY
- Save the Children Fund for US Children in Crisis
54 Wilton Rd.
Westport, Conn., 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
- United Methodist Committee on Relief
Love in the Midst of Tragedy
901125-3 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330
New York, N.Y., 10115
800-554-8583
www.gbgm-umc.org/umcor
- World Vision
AFAF
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, Wash., 98481
800-700-4911
www.worldvision.org
