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Red Cross To Extend Amount of Aid Given to Sept. 11 Victims
At a press conference, Harold Decker, Red Cross interim CEO, announced that all Liberty Fund dollars will be used to meet the needs of people directly affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Transcript from the
press conference of
Wed., Nov. 14
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Mental Health Experts Prepare for Long-Term Effects of Sept. 11
Shock. Terror. Denial. Grief. These are only a few of the emotions American Red Cross disaster mental health counselors encounter every day on the job.
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Families Gather to Grieve
The day after American Airlines Flight 587 crashed, families of passengers began arriving at the Red Cross Family Assistance Center at the Javits Center, a convention center in Manhattan.
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Red Cross Develops Terrorism-Related Lesson Plans for Schools
Only days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, disaster education experts at the American Red Cross began discussions on an important question. How would the tragedy and its aftermath impact young people across the United States?
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Red Cross Helps Survivors Keep Going
For many survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks, the task of dealing with household finances is overwhelming, especially for those who lost the family's main breadwinner. "When I really needed it," said one such survivor, "the Red Cross lifted me up and put me on the right path."
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Red Cross Volunteer Aids Tajikistan Drought Victims
A young Red Cross volunteer has organized a fundraiser with proceeds going to the victims of starvation in Tajikistan.
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Victim of Terrorism and Hate Finds Solace at the Red Cross
Mohammad Alqam is a peaceful man, but because he has an Arabic accent and an Islamic name, he is afraid. At the Family Assistance Center, he and his wife say that they have found overwhelming compassion from the Red Cross.
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In Pictures: Images from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
 The World Trade Center
 The Pentagon
 American Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine Healy Visits New York
 Dr. Healy Visits Pennsylvania Crash Site
 Red Cross Mental Health Volunteers
 Healing America (Flash Photo Essay)