ey: cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/ view_article.pl?id=1779) The New Jersey September 11th Memorial Development

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1 New Jersey Family Assistance Center : Message from Governor McG cgreev eevey ey: James E. McGreevey Governor James E. McGreevey has announced the members of the New Jersey September 11th Memorial Professional Advisory Committee. The committee, composed of distinguished professionals with extensive experience in the art, architecture, planning and design fields, will judge the competition in partnership with the members of New Jersey s Families Memorial Committee. The Governor also extended the March 1st Registry deadline for the memorial design to April 1st in order to provide more time and flexibility for all interested applicants. The search for a world-class memorial design concept for the State s September 11th Memorial was launched this past December and will be dedicated to the nearly 700 New Jersey men, women and children, who were lost in the tragic attacks. The following individuals have been selected to serve on New Jersey s September 11th Memorial Professional Advisory Committee: Stan Allen, Mikyoung Kim, Nikki Stern,Tom Finkelpearl, Penny Balkin Bach, Fredric Bell, Elyn Zimmerman and Frank Gallagher. (More information about these committee members is available at: cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/ view_article.pl?id=1779) The New Jersey September 11th Memorial will be located at the northeast end of Liberty State Park directly across the Hudson River from Ground Zero. Proposers are challenged to reflect the legacies of the lives that were lost; communicate the course of events that day; capture personal and societal feelings of loss; and celebrate the strength of character and resolve that we witnessed that day. The purpose of the two-stage competition is to select an inspiring memorial design. The Professional Advisory Committee will judge the first stage of the competition. The Families Memorial Committee will then select a winning design from the finalists chosen to submit proposals in the second stage of the competition. The deadline for submitting a Stage One proposal is April 30, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. For more information, please visit www. nj.gov/nj911memorial or call Résumés for the Professional Advisory Committee are available upon request. The he Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) Cultural Contenders for WTC Site The LMDC is reviewing candidates to provide cultural programming in three proposed venues at Ground Zero: Performing Arts Center; Memorial Center and one or two cultural buildings adjacent to the Memorial. Applicants vying for a home at the Performing Arts Center are the Joyce Theater, the New York City Opera, the Signature Theatre Company, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Tribeca Film Institute. The LMDC has not yet decided whether a single organization or several groups will occupy the center, which will be at the northwest corner of Greenwich and Fulton streets. Organizations in the running for the Memorial Center a 50,000- to 70,000- square-foot center that will be below-grade and part of the larger memorial design are the Museum of the City of New York, the New York Historical Society, and the New York State Museum, or a consortium of these and other institutions. The LMDC will also look at programming ideas from Project Rebirth and Sound Portraits Productions/Story Corporations. One or two cultural buildings adjacent continued on page 2 Info Hotline:

2 Tuesday uesday s s Children to Open New Jersey Office Tuesday s Children, which provides counseling and other services to September 11 th 2001 victims families, is opening a satellite center in New Jersey at 210 West Front Street, Red Bank. Jaqui Smith will be the Director of the new site which will be offering mentoring as well as other programs. The group already has branches on Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan. Chris Burke, founder and president of Tuesday s Children made an 18-year commitment to the families to provide services to the children of September 11 th 2001 victims until the last child born after the tragedy turns 18 years old. So far, approximately 1,000 families have registered with Tuesday s Children for services including mentoring and counseling. Among its supporters are Bear Stearns, New York University s Child Study Center, the Institute for Trauma and Stress, and the Big Apple Circus. For more information, please call Health Insurance Program The American Red Cross Health Insurance Subsidy Program has been extended from 12 to 24 months. This program provides subsidies to cover the full out-ofpocket cost of health insurance premiums on behalf of individuals directly affected by the September 11 th Terrorist Attacks, including surviving immediate family members and seriously physically injured persons and their families. The benefits may be used for dental and vision insurance as well as major medical health insurance. The program can also help uninsured individuals obtain health coverage. To learn more about the program please visit visit redcross.php or call Working Today at Ext. xt. 112 or the Red Cross Assistance Center at Memorial The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) launched a virtual exhibition of all 5,201 submissions received for the World Trade Center Memorial Competition a design competition administered to select a permanent memorial to remember and honor all those lost during the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 terrorist attacks. The exhibition highlights the global outpouring of expression in the largest design competition in history. Teams from 63 nations and 49 states participated in the Competition. The exhibition is hosted at CSite Memorial.org and allows viewers to see all 5,201 entries. The submissions are searchable by the name of submitters and the nation or state in which they reside. LMDC continued from page 1 to the memorial may house the Children s Museum of the Arts, the Drawing Center, the Museum of Freedom, and/or The New York Hall of Science. In addition, the venues-which will comprise 200,000 to 250,000 square feet of space may also provide international public programs and educational offerings from groups such as the 92nd Street Y. The LMDC is establishing a Memorial Foundation to oversee the arts development. The candidates will prepare more detailed proposals in the next couple of months, and a final proposal for the cultural complex is expected by the end of April. LMDC Environmental Impact Statement To view the World Trade Center Memorial and Redevelopment Plan Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement, please go to: des_dev/environmental_impact.asp. NJFAM NJFAM is currently serving 629 families. As many of you know from your own experience, ongoing needs are diminishing. In light of that, NJFAM will be conducting focus groups in mid spring. Your advocate will keep you informed of places and dates. If you have any suggestions for a focus group or would like to be involved in one, please call your advocate. NJFAM will ensure that the assessment of ongoing needs occurs with sensitivity and that all new resources, while they may be more difficult to locate, will be offered to the families. The NJFAM Web site will continue to be updated regularly at If you have any resources you would like to share, please contact our resource manager at njfaminfo@njfam.org. Disaster Prepar eparedness edness A recent poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickenson University s Public Mind indicates that only one quarter of New Jersey residents have made emergency plans, such as stocking up on food and water or mapping an escape route in case of a disaster. This is down from polls conducted in April and September of 2003 which indicated that one third of the state s residents had taken steps to prepare. The following resources are available to help you prepare your own plan: State of New Jersey s booklet: Plain lain Talk alk on Terr errorism Prepar eparedness edness, available at njhomelandsecurity.com.com; HavenPoint: a virtual meeting place to reunite families after disasters. This is a feebased Web application created by two survivors of the September 11 th 2001 Terrorist Attacks to serve as a virtual meeting place for family members that become separated from one another following an emergency, natural disaster or terrorist attack. It was created by Greg and Jeanne Avila, two married former Manhattan professionals who were unable to locate each other until hours after attack. For more information visit enpoint.org. Families can register for $29.95 per year. 2

3 September 11th Fund data for 35 Charities Insight Magazine published an article on March 8, 2004 which highlighted relief charities and the amount they raised. The magazine reported that the data published was provided by each charity and that most of it was current as of October 31, For more information, please visit: &authorid=352 by Kelly Patricia O Meara: American Red Cross Liberty Fund $1,011,000,000 The September 11th Fund 512,000,000 Twin Towers Fund 205,000,000 International Association of Fire Fighters 161,000,000 New York Police and Fire Widows & Children s Benefit Fund 117,000,000 Citizens Scholarship Foundation 113,167,336 Salvation Army 87,722,612 Uniformed Firefighters Association 71,000,000 New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund* 68,730,000 New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund 61,147,017 Robin Hood Foundation 60,300,000 Catholic Charities USA 31,847,514 Catholic Charities of New York 25,400,000 Survivors Fund 20,000,000 Windows of Hope 19,000,000 World Vision 12,428,378 New York State Fraternal Order of Police Foundation 12,028,314 Port Authority Police Benevolent Association 11,642,025 NYC Police Foundation 11,000,000 Americares Foundation 9,261,073 Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society 6,800,000 Army Emergency Relief 5,792,588 Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund 5,500,000 United Jewish Communities 4,800,000 United Way National Capital 3,956,512 Union Community Fund 3,092,105 Lions Clubs International Foundation 3,023,000 Rotary International 1,800,000 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1,744,000 Kiwanis International Foundation 1,591,916 Tides Foundation 597,207 Jewish Federation of Greater Washington 450,000 National Italian American Foundation 334,000 Farmers Market Federation of New York 162,000 American Lung Association 139,000 Total $2,660,456,597 $ Financial Planning Seminar Voices of September 11th would like to find out if there is interest in a financial planning workshop on strategies for setting goals for spending, creating a will, insurance, investing and other financial issues. Please contact VO9/11 at if you are interested. *This is not a charity; the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance According to the article, the American Red Cross, which has received clean audits in both 2002 and 2003, reports that it has distributed $882 million of the $1.072 billion donated to the organization for this purpose. The breakdown of the three largest categories for the $882 million disbursed is as follows: Immediate disaster relief: $137 million: Includes more than 14 million meals for disaster workers and victims, one-on-one disaster mental-health contacts with more than 200,000 people, plus disaster healthcare services to 133,000 people. Also included are $40 million of donated materials and services. Financial assistance to families of deceased/ seriously injured: $374 million: Includes financial assistance to 3,712 families whose loved ones were killed or seriously injured as a result of the attacks. Financial assistance for displaced workers/ residents/others: $283 million: Includes financial assistance to 54,000 families whose homes were destroyed or made inaccessible or who lost jobs or income. The American Red Cross also reports that some $63 million of these contributions was spent on stewardship of the fund, a cost that included systems for tracking beneficiary assistance.? Is Your Mailing Address Going to Change? Recently, the Post Office has returned several newsletters due to incorrectly addressed envelopes. If you have moved since registering with the Family Assistance Center in September 2001, please notify the Governor s Office of Recovery and Victim Assistance at to ensure correct delivery of all future mailings. Thank you! 3

4 Additional Scholarship Information Please Note ote: Some of these are contests; some have deadlines; others have deadlines which have passed but they are awarded annually, so you could apply next year. 1. Bell Labs Fellowships for Under Represented Minorities wships/crfp/info.html 2. Student Inventors Scholarships 3. Student Video Scholarships 4. Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships ograms.html 5. Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships holocaust.hklaw.com.com 6. Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships and.org/contests 7. Brand Essay Competition andleadership.org/iblessay ssay Contest-2002Rules.htm 8. Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major) ead.dbm?id=12 9. Xerox Scholarships for Students www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.js 10. Sports Scholarships and Internships National Association of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) Saul aul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) v/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html 13.Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund 14.FinAid: The Smar mart t Students Guide to Financial Aid Scholarships Presidential Freedom Scholarships Microsoft Scholarship Program osoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp.asp 17. WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search edscholar.com/paying/scholarship_sear.com/paying/scholarship_search/ ch/ pay_scholarship_se arch.jsp 18. Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students ants/aspen3.cfm 20. Guaranteed Scholarships anteed-scholarships.com 21.Boeing scholarships (some HBCU connects) offices/educationrelations/scholarships elations/scholarships 22. Easley National Scholarship Program Maryland Artists Scholarships 24.Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida) 25.Historically Black College & University Scholarships 26.Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students 27.International Students Scholarships & Aid Help 28 College Board Scholarship Search fundfind01.html 29.Burger King Scholarship Program Siemens Westinghouse Competition 31.GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds ograms/scholar ams/scholar.html 32.CollegeN CollegeNet et s s Scholarship Database 33.Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel cel.org/25scholarships.htm 35.Scholarship & Financial Aid Help cel.org/fin-sch.htm 36.Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) 37.FAFSA On The Web eb (Your Key Aid Form &Info) 38.Aid Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students 39.Scholarships and Fellowships 40) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies alegals.org/choice/2000west.htm est.htm 41.HBCU Packar ackard d Sit it Abr broad oad Scholarships (for study around the world) oad/packard_nomination.html d_nomination.html 42.Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities 43.INROADS internships 44.ACT CT-SO Olympics of the Mind Scholarships k/actso/act-so.shtml 45.Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships 46.ScienceNet Scholarship Listing 47.Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide list.phtml?category=minorities 49.Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford hodesscholar.org/info.org/info.html.html 50.The Roothbert Scholarship Fund oothbertfund.org/school tfund.org/school 4

5 New Resour esources Moving For orwar ward A new support group for widows and widowers of 9/11 began March 26, 2004 at September Space, located at 520 Eighth Avenue in New York. Moving Forward offers a social support group for those affected by 9/11. Topics for discussion will include dating; remarriage; sexuality; handling the opinions of others; moving to a new home; working through continued grief; helping your children through grief and bereavement; living life fully as a young widow or widower, and planning for the future. This support group is facilitated by Deborah Derman, Ph.D. Dr. Derman is a Certified Grief Counselor from Philadelphia, Pa. She has been in private practice for over 15 years and focuses primarily on the needs of young widows and widowers. Dr. Derman was widowed 12 years ago when she was expecting her third child, and lost her parents in a fatal air crash several years ago. She has dedicated her professional life to helping other young widows and widowers as they move through the phases of grief and recovery. To enroll, contact Kelleigh Johnson, September Space Programs Manager at or visit the Web site at: Going On After Loss (GOALS) The GOALS Project, sponsored by Catholic Charities will begin some new family support groups in New Jersey. This art-based family support group begins after school and includes dinner and age appropriate groups and activities. Groups are being organized in Morris County (Morristown), Bergen County (Ridgewood area) and Hudson County (Hoboken/Jersey City area), to begin in April. For more information, please contact Kevin Duffy, Family Advocate, Catholic Charities, by phone at or by at kduffy@ catholicharities.org. Friendship Ambassadors Foundation The Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, in partnership with Rotary International and Lions Club International will sponsor a retreat for 9/11 families in New York City on Mother s Day, May 7 through May 9. The Bulgarian program is for all youths (7-25) who are non-us citizens. The retreat in New York is for families to come together on Mother s Day. The programs will include music, art, poetry, and drama activities. They will be provided at no cost to 9/ 11 families. For more information, please contact Elaine Valdov at or elainevaldov@ yahoo.com. Red Cross Family Day for Single Par arents The Red Cross will hold an event for single parents and their children on Wednesday May 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Red Cross Bergen Crossroads Chapter, 74 Goodwin Ave., Ridgewood, NJ. For more information, please call the Red Cross Assistance Center at Rebuilding Roundup: November 23, 2003: A temporary PATH station opened at a cost $323 million December 19, 2003: The design of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower was announced. January 6, 2004: The design of the memorial, Reflecting Absence, was made public. January 22, 2004: Design for Port Authority WTC Transportation Hub by Santiago Calatrava unveiled. A poll released March 17th by Pace University which surveyed 646 Lower Manhattan residents between February 29th and March 4 th found that most people who live in Lower Manhattan appear to approve of the direction rebuilding plans are taking. The poll indicates that more than half of downtown residents think the rebuilding effort is headed in the right direction, compared to 20 percent who think it is off track. The approval numbers are up six percent since August. This poll is reported to have a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. For more information, visit: ny/ny1tog ogo/s o/stor tory/index.html? topic=1&subctopic=1&contentintid =38199 Camp Round Up Comfort Zone Camp tzonecamp.org Comfort Zone Camp, a fun and safe place for grieving children, is a bereavement camp for children who have experienced the loss of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. Camps are held in Richmond, VA, and are open to all grieving children from across the country. Visit the Web site or call Camp Sunshine Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine, has created a special week of camp exclusively for 9/11 children and their families. The camp is free for 9/11 families and designed for the entire family. The 9/11 program, called Ray of Hope, is for all children - from infants to 19 year olds who lost parents and their families. This year, the Ray of Hope Camp will be held from July 25-30, 2004 in Maine. To learn more about the camp and program, please visit the camp s website or call America s s Camp This week-long, sleep-away camp in Lenox, Massachusetts, is offered at no cost to eligible families. The campers have diverse backgrounds and interests, but share a common experience they have all lost a parent in the attacks of September 11 or in the line of duty as a New York City firefighter or law enforcement officer. A ma- 5

6 Camp Round Up continued campers are returning. The camp s goal is These programs are excellent for 12- fun in a therapeutic environment. 13 year olds and for those students who For more information, please visit the would like to remain relatively close to home. Web site Programs run year-round. Outward Bound or Contact Amy Callahan at representatives speak extensively with scholarship recipients to find the right course for 7027 or Beth Callahan at or Bcallahan@callahanfusco.com. each individual student. For registration and additional information, call and ask to speak to the Scholarships for Community representative. ture, enthusiastic staff is thoroughly trained to ensure a positive, supportive environment. Campers participate in a wide range of sports, crafts, water activities both at the pool and lake, and special events. This year s session will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 17 and finish on Monday, Aug. 23. For information about the camp and enrollment, families can call , send an to info@americascamp.org, or visit the camp Web site listed above. Camp Haze The Scott Hazelcorn Children s Foundation is sponsoring Camp Haze, a free, week-long camp for children directly affected by the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The camp will be hosted by Camp Kennybrook in Monticello, New York from August 21 to the 27. The Foundation was created in honor of Scott Hazelcorn, a Cantor Fitzgerald employee who died on September 11, Camp Haze, established for children who lost a parent or other loved ones on that date, will provide typical camping activities in a therapeutic environment and will be run by certified teachers, a therapist and experienced camp staff. Parents or guardians of children interested in applying should contact Janice Hazelcorn at 866- FOR OR-H -HAZE AZE. Applications and additional information may be obtained at Camp Better Days Camp Better Days and the Better Days Foundation was set up to help families affected by 9/11 by providing a free week long summer camp for children ages 6-14 years old (exceptions will be made on these ages depending on the situation) who lost loved one s (parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings and any other close relationships) in the attacks on September 11, Camp Better Days will run from August 17-23, 2004 at Island Lake Camp in Starucca, Pennsylvania Camp Director Amy Callahan lost her fiancé 9/11. She is a social worker and certified NJ Special Education Teacher. All 48 of last year s Other events throughout the year include an orientation party, Major League Baseball Game, and Holiday Parties. The experienced, Island Lake Staff includes two full time therapists with over 30 years of experience, an emergency management specialist and countless other talented volunteers. Summer Camps with Scholarships for September 11 th Victims ictims Children: Project Heal the Children en.org The American Camping Association provides a listing of residential and day camps specifically working with victims families. Residential camps are in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Day camps are in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington D.C. To be eligible, a child must have lost a parent on September 11. Eligible families should complete an application for Heal the Children. Using the list of available spaces, the Project Administrator will match the family s preference with the participating camps. For more information, visit the Web site or call CAMP. Outward Bound Outward Bound is an experiential education enterprise. Students learn personal leadership, character, compassion, and a sense of social responsibility through the challenge and adventure of wilderness learning. Outward Bound provides free course scholarships to young people affected by the events of September 11. Outward Bound also provides 3-5 day courses in the New York City and Boston areas for youth ages Fresh esh Air Fund eshair.org The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit agency, provides free summer vacations in the country to New York City children from disadvantaged communities. Call for more information. Educational Programs ograms: Exploration Summer Programs Exploration Summer Programs is a recipient of a generous foundation grant that allows the organization to host young people who lost a parent or guardian in the September 11 attacks. Students choose from a host of engaging academic courses structured as hands-on, problem-solving experiences. They participate in a variety of activities, athletics, and trips throughout the Northeast. This year s programs will begin on June 27 and end on August 7. Students can attend one three-week session, one beginning on June 27th and the other on July 18th. Attendance is fully funded with assistance available for travel costs. Catalogues and DVDs are available upon request for each of the following programs: the Senior Program at Yale University for students entering grades 10-12; the Intermediate Program at Wellesley College for students entering grades 8-9; and the Junior Program at St. Mark s School entering grades 4-7. Please call or visit the Web site for more information. New Jersey Family Advocate Management Web site: 6