August 20, 2014

Dear Families and Friends,

We wanted to share this important news with responders, survivors and volunteers who worked in the rescue and recovery efforts after the 9/11 attacks. Deadlines are approaching for registering for the Victim Compensation Fund and the New York State Worker's Compensation Board. Both registrations are easy to do and only take a few minutes to complete, but you must meet the deadlines in order to be eligible to receive benefits.


Sincerely,


Mary Fetchet & the VOICES Staff
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Who should register: Employees or volunteers who participated in the rescue, recovery and clean-up of the World Trade Center through September 12, 2002 - whether they were injured or not. This includes duty at The World Trade Center site, Fresh Kills Landfill, on the barges, the piers and the morgues. Registering preserves your right to future benefits, should you ever need them.

Deadline for registration: September 11, 2014

How to register: File a WTC-12 form (www.wcb.ny.gov/WTC12) with the New York State Worker's Compensation Board by 9/11/14. This form must be notarized and received by the Board by September 11, 2014.

More information: For questions, please call 855-WTC-2014.



Who should register: Responders, as well as individuals who lived, worked, or volunteered near the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon site, and the Shanksville, Pennsylvania crash site who were diagnosed with a 9/11-related eligible cancer, other than Prostate Cancer, before October 12, 2012.

Deadline for registration: October 12, 2014

How to register: Registration at www.vcf.gov.

More information: Visit the website at www.vcf.gov or call 855-885-1555 (or 855-885-1558 for the hearing impaired.)



Information about both the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the NYS Worker's Compensation Board will be available at our Information Forum. It will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Downtown Marriott Hotel at 85 West Street in New York City.

To register to attend, visit our website.

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Voices of September 11th (VOICES) is a 501c3 nonpartisan organization that provides information and a wide range of support services to promote resiliency and address the long-term needs of all those affected by September 11th; commemorates the lives and stories of September 11, 2001; and advocates for public policy reform to promote national preparedness.  VOICES is committed to helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from traumatic events, by sharing lessons learned that will promote resiliency and healing in the lives of those impacted by other tragedies.

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