A year after the World Trade Center Disaster, thousands of New Yorkers are still coping with the indirect effects. This group includes the estimated 80,000 New Yorkers who lost their job since September 11th (regardless of whether they were working below 14th Street) or seen their salaries cut. It also includes the hundreds of thousand New Yorkers who may be find themselves feeling overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety and depression stemming from the attack.

This website offers on one page very easy to access information for the services and programs available to New Yorkers who have been indirectly affected by the World Trade Center disaster.

The Internet is wonderful tool. However, you should not have to suffer from information overload to get what you are looking for. This website offers easy to access one stop shopping for all 9/11 Disaster related services available to New York City residents.

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We have chosen an internet based structure because it is the most effective method for communicating reliable and current information to thousands of people. Since September 11th, a wide range of new programs have been offered, with new ones being created almost every month. As new ones have been created, other ones have been discontinued. Most of the websites listed on the services page offer regular updates. If you aren't sure if a program is still available, you can call the UJC at 212-233-6037 or e-mail us at audrey@9-11help.org.

All of the websites listed on the services page belong to government agencies or organizations that have received government funding to provide World Trade Center Disaster services. They all are very reliable and reputable.

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You can call the New York Immigration Hotline at 1-800-566-7636. Project Liberty has a Spanish version web site. The United Jewish Council offers bi-lingual assistance in Spanish, Chinese, and Russian.

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The United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc. (UJC) located at 233-235 East Broadway (between Clinton and Montgomery Streets) offers free professional counseling, one to one assistance for filling out applications, referrals and access to benefits for anyone who needs help related to the 9/11 World Trade Center Disaster. For more information or to arrange an appointment, call 212-233-6037. Ask for Audrey Ashendorf, CSW or Jeanette Feciliano.

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In addition to your local neighborhood public library, several organizations on the Lower East Side offer free access to the Internet. The Community Learning Center of the United Jewish Council offers free access and instruction in how to use the Internet. The CLC is open four days a week between the hours of 10:00 to 3:00. For more information, or to arrange a time to visit, call 1-646-602-0553.

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The United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc. (UJC) is a multi-service organization that serves the residents of the Lower East Side. Its main offices are located at 233-235 East Broadway. The UJC offers bi-lingual assistance in Chinese, Spanish and Russian. The United Jewish Council offers a wide range of social services for all ages. To find out how the UJC can help you call 212-233-6037 and ask for Project Liberty or visit their web page at: http://9-11help.org/UJC.html

To reach the UJC: take the F train to the East Broadway Subway stop. Walk two and half blocks east on East Broadway. The UJC is located on East Broadway between Clinton and Montgomery Streets. To see a map of the UJC office, click on: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?mapdata=ULfEtX

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