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INFO PACKETHow
to get financial assistance?
American Red Cross
212-219-6200
866-438-4638 800-526-1417 (TTY) 800-662-1220 (TTY) 877-746-4987 (outside NYC) Lines are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Transportation, shelter in hotel/motel, and food; Burial assistance, including clothing for the deceased and their families; Crisis counseling; Access to ongoing services, including financial assistance for mental health treatment; Legal assistance for custody guardianship of orphaned children with maintenance assistance, long-term planning and adjustment assistance; Transportation of family to the area and facilitation of communication with families. New York State Crime Victims Board 800-247-8035 The New York State Crime Victims Board (CVB) will provide limited immediate financial assistance to (i) individuals physically injured in the WTC attacks who cannot work as a result and (ii) those who were financially dependent on individuals injured or killed in the attacks (including missing persons) who (iii) would suffer undue hardship without immediate financial assistance The maximum total of all emergency awards is $1,500.
September 11th Fund Emergency Grant Award Program Applications can be made at the Safe Haven Walk-In Centers (see last page) The September 11th Fund Emergency Grant Program is designed to help victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and their families, by making cash available to meet their immediate financial needs. These funds are intended to assist in circumstances where other funding sources are not available, or to fill the gap until other funding sources can be accessed. Grants can also be awarded to family members of individuals injured or missing as a result of the disaster who have already applied for assistance from the New York State Crime Victims Board program. The maximum grant will be $1,500 per person.
Federal Emergency Management Agency 800-462-9029
(TTY)
800-462-7585 (i) Disaster Housing Programs – For people who own their home, the programs cover certain home repair costs up to $10,000 (to make the home habitable), up to three months of temporary housing. To be considered for any form of FEMA disaster housing assistance, the affected home must be the client’s primary residence and located in the declared disaster area. (ii) Individual and Family Grant Program – Provides grants of up to $14,400 for real property, transportation (replacement of auto), and lost property. In order to receive a grant from FEMA, clients must first apply for (and be denied) a loan from the Small Business Administration. (iii) Mortgage and Rental Assistance - If a client has a substantial reduction in household income due to disaster-related lost employment or business income that can be confirmed, FEMA will provide a check to pay the next month’s rent or mortgage. These funds are available only if the client has received formal written notice that foreclosure or eviction proceedings have been initiated. For Information on the Status of your application after your register, call FEMA’s Helpline at 1-800-525-0321 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) U.S Small Business Administration (SBA)
800-462-9029 The Small Business Administration (SBA) will be offering
assistance to those affected by the WTC tragedy through its Disaster Loan
Program. SBA provides low-interest,
long-term loans to repair or replace uninsured or underinsured losses.
SBA does not duplicate benefits of other agencies or insurance
companies. Unemployment Insurance & Disaster Unemployment Assistance 888-209-8124 People who were left unemployed by the WTC tragedy but did not sustain injury should apply for funds from the New York State unemployment insurance program. The normal one-week waiting period before an individual is eligible for unemployment benefits has been waived. The amount of the disaster unemployment assistance benefits is calculated the same way as regular unemployment insurance, with a minimum of $126 per week in New York State. New York City Human Resources Administration 877-472-8411 The Human Resources Administration is providing certain emergency funds to individuals affected by the WTC disaster. HRA is represented at the Family Assistance Center at Pier 94 (54th Street & 12th Avenue) Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund 800-323-4140 World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund Families needing assistance. How To Offer Assistance Terrorism Victims Help Line 866-827-3543 Victims seeking assistance or anyone wishing to offer assistance or gather information on the recent terrorism incidents in New York or at the Pentagon. How to a report a lost loved one By Phone: NYPD Missing Person Hotlines (to file an official missing persons
report) at
21-741-4626 or 886-856-4167 How to obtain a death certificate Families with loved ones missing in the WTC disaster may come to the Family Assistance Center at Pier 94 (54th Street and 12th Avenue) for help in securing a death certificate. They may also call 646-710-6245 to request information about the process, or talk with a volunteer lawyer about beginning the process. Generally, the law in New York State requires that the
family of a missing person wait three years to obtain a death certificate.
However, under circumstances of this disaster, the City and State of New
York are working together to streamline this process to help families secure
death certificates for missing loved ones lost at the World Trade Center, in
most cases within days after family members apply for them. How to recover a loved one’s body
Family
Assistance Center
646-710-6245
New York City Chief Medical Examiner
212-447-2030 Once family members have
registered with the Family Assistance Center, missing persons reports along with
detained physical descriptions of the victim are forwarded to the N.Y. Medical
Examiner’s office. The Medical Examiner’s
office would like to strongly recommend providing DNA samples along with the DNA
samples with those of missing persons on file. The N.Y. Police
Department will notify family members as the remains are identified.
Local police departments will notify family members living outside New
York City. Additional Assistance Family Members can
contact the NYC information Hotline
212-221-8635 Or Safe Haven’s September
11th Support Hotline at
1-866-689-Help
1-621-HOPE or
212-339-2303
(trained staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) Legal Assistance
Staffed from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM , Monday to Friday
Spanish speakers should call 212-626-7374 Designed to provide free
legal advice for victims and their families, the hotline will serve as a
clearinghouse for information and respond to questions.
The service hopes to be able to provide assistance in such areas such as
FEMA and social security applications, death certificates, insurance, probate,
real property, contracts, real estate and immigration issues. New York City New York city maintains
a website with detailed information to assist survivors and families of victims.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/em/family_assist.html Disaster Assistance
Services Center 141 Worth Street (in the
former DMV office) Monday-Friday 9am to 7pm
and Saturday 9am to 2pm Safe Haven Support
Services are also available at walk-in centers throughout the Metropolitan area
at the following locations. Manhattan Family Assistance Center
at Pier 94 54th Street,
12th Avenue New York City 646-710-6245 9a.m to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday 9 a.m to 2 p.m.,
Saturday Disaster Assistance
Service Center 141 Worth Street 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday Red Cross Service Center Trinity Church Building 417 Canal Street Broadway and Varick CWA Local 1180 6 Harrison and Hudson
Streets Corner of Harrison and
Hudson Streets 212-219 6209 8 a.m., to 8 p.m. Bronx Safe Horizon Kingsbridge
Office 2530 Grand Concourse 718-933-1000 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday Brooklyn CVB Brooklyn Office 55 Hanson Place 718-923-4325 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday Queens Safe Horizon – Queens
Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd., Rm
213 (Kew Gardens) 718-286-3121 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday Staten Island Safe Horizon – Staten
Island Borough Hall 130 Stuyvesant Place, 5th
Floor 718-448-3118 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
to Friday Mount Monresea 239 Fingerboard Road Staten Iland 8 am to 8 pm New Jersey Family Assistance Center Liberty State Park Central Railroad of New
Jersey Terminal Building 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Westchester County Nassau County Garden City Hotel 47th Street 516-663-7236 106 North Broadway White Plains 914-946-6500 A one-time, tax-free financial benefit is eligible to survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty. The death benefit payable for eligible survivors in FY 2001 is $151,635. Benefits to public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled by a catastrophic personal injury sustained in the line of duty if that injury permanently prevents the officer from performing any gainful work. The disability benefit payment is $151,635 in FY 2001 The Public Safety
Officers Educational Assistance (PSOEA) component provides educational
assistance to the children and spouse survivors of public safety officers who
were killed (since January 1, 1978) or permanently disabled (since October 3,
1996) in the line of duty. The
PSOEA) was authorized with the passage of the Police, Fire and Emergency
Officers. ELIGIBILITTY To be eligible for
benefits, a public safety officer’s death or total and permanent disability
must result from injuries sustained in the line of duty. A public safety officer
is a person serving a federal, state or local public agency in an official
capacity as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, probation/parole officer,
judicial officer, or a member of a public rescue square or ambulance crew. Only spouses and
dependents of officers found eligible for and awarded PSBO death or disability
benefits may apply for educational benefits under the PSOEA. Who is eligible for Public Service Officers Benefit? Current Spouses – not
ex-spouses. Dependent children,
normally under the age of 18 years old unless a full-time college student. Education Student Loan Forbearance For people who took out:
Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL), Direct Loan and Perkins Loan programs to
assist Title IV and live in New York City, the following accommodations will be
made. ·
No payments required from September 11, 2001 through January 31,
2202. This is called administrative forbearance and does not
require a request or a document. ·
People who live outside of NYC
will have to request permission/make a case to the Department of ED but will not
have to provide documentation. ·
Death Discharge:
One would need “reliable information” regarding the death of a loved
one to suspend collection activities. Death
Certificate not required. Reliable
documentation may include but is not limited to: obituary notices, published
listings of the dead by a federal, state or municipal government, or an affected
airline. ·
Between September 11 and October 31,
time sensitive deadlines will not be enforced due to disruptions in the mail
service throughout the country. ·
Filing deadlines for schools directly affected by the attacks have
been waived. · Contact information: 800-USA-LEARN or 1-800-4 FED AID (1-800-433-3243)
Salle Mae Student Loans. Under
Department of Education rules, the obligation to repay federal student loans is
discharged in the event of death or permanent disability.
In addition, the Department has issued broad guidance to provide relief
to other borrowers affected by the terrorist attack (ifap.ed.gov/dcpletter/gen011.html) The
Department’s new guidance provides that any borrower residing in New York City
have their payments suspended through January 31, 2002.
This process is known as forbearance, which allows borrowers not to make
payments for a period of time without penalty. In
addition, the Department also advised guarantors to suspend collections
involving defaulted borrowers from the same period. TAX RELIEF Tax Issues – Extension of Filing Deadlines IRS
and Treasury are providing relief to all taxpayers affected by the WTC bombing
regardless of where they reside, including taxpayers in all five boroughs of New
York. a.
Effected taxpayers include: ·
Any individuals whose residence
or primary business is in any of the five boroughs of New York City. Therefore,
taxpayers located outside of the covered disaster area may qualify for relief if
they are covered by one of the above mentioned categories. b. Filing Deadlines ·
Affected taxpayers who have an
original filing deadline between September 11, 2001 and November 30, 2001 have
an additional six months plus 120 days of time to fie that return and make any
payment due with that return. ·
Taxpayers who are currently on
the extension that expires between September 11, 2001 and November 30, 2001,
will have an additional 120 days to file that return. ·
Affected individual taxpayers who
face an estimated tax payment date on September 17, 2001 may postpone that
payment by including the amount with their final estimate payments for Tax Year
2001, which are due on January 15, 2002. ·
Affect corporate taxpayers who
face an estimated tax payment after September 10, 2001 and before January 15,
2002, may postpone that payment until January 15, 2002 ·
The Internal Revenue Service has
determined that the due date for all federal tax obligations falling between
September 10, 2001 and September 24, 2001 is postponed to September 24, 2001. ·
In addition for six months, the
IRS will suspend many enforcement activities- such as levies, seizures and
summonses, for affected taxpayers. Taxpayers who are entitled to the relief described above should add the following designation in red ink at the top of the returns they file: “September 11, 2001 – Terrorist Attack” If they receive a notice from the IRS, they should contact the IRS as indicated on the notice to explain why they are entitled to relief. Although the IRS cannot
extend the deadline for employment or excise tax deposits, the IRS will provide
relief for businesses unable to make these deposits because of the terrorist
attacks. The IRS will waive
penalties on tax deposits required to be made by these businesses between
September 11, 2001 and October 31, 2001, if those deposits are made by November
15, 2001. This final benefit
affects only those people who are unable to make these deposits because they,
their business or their tax preparer’s service was interrupted due to the
attacks.
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