Archive of VCF

EDITORIAL: 9/11 compensation fund should be fully funded, supported

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, happened close to a generation ago, yet people are still dying as a result.

GOP star Liz Cheney backing 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund bill

Conservative rising star Rep. Liz Cheney is signing on to the bill to compensate sick and dying 9/11 responders and their survivors, advocates told the Daily News Friday.

9/11 Survivors Are Still Getting Sick. Now They’re Worried They Can’t Afford Their Bills

On Sept. 11, 2001, Marines veteran Charles “Chuck” Flickinger walked into the local firehouse in Lake Carmel, N.Y., and volunteered to join the rescue effort.

Kennedy, Holley & Zwicker Bill to Aid 9/11 First Responders Clears Assembly Panel

Aiming to assist first responders who voluntarily participated in 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts, legislation sponsored by Assemblymen James Kennedy, Jamel Holley and Andrew Zwicker expanding eligibility for accidental disability allowance…

Does PTSD put 9/11 responders at risk of dementia?

There may be a link between chronic PTSD in 9/11 responders and neurodegeneration, a pilot study finds.

Podcast Episode 2: Benefits Set To Expire on 9/11 Victims and 1st Responders

After being denied help for years, 90,000 9/11 Responders and Survivors from around the country who went to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Shanksville crash site are now getting medical monitoring, treatment and compensation for their injuries.

9/11 Victim Fund Needs Permanent Authorization, Say New York Lawmakers

A bipartisan group of congressional representatives from New York called for permanent funding of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

Gillibrand highlights 9/11 cancer deaths

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says the federal government needs to maintain its commitment to those affected by the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, and is urging her colleagues to support a permanent victim compensation fund.

Editorial: Congress must act now to aid, protect our sick 9/11 heroes

Those who died on 9/11 we honor the right way — through memorials and annual services and tributes; we speak their names, we cry our tears.

Pulmonary Fibrosis among World Trade Center Responders: Results from the WTC Health Registry Cohort

Dust created by the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers on 9/11 included metals and toxicants that have been linked to an increased risk of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in the literature.