• by September 13, 2001

Below are several sites and online resources where you can donate money and blood and help. If you feel it's not worth it because the damage seems so great and your contribution seems so small, remember:
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. -- Shakespeare

The American Red Cross

Online Donation Page

Online Blood Bank Locator: Plug in your Zip code to find out where to give blood. Type O and all Rh Negative donors are the most urgently needed right now.

New York Red Cross: the New York branch of the Red Cross takes credit card donations (or donations made through your checking account debit card) of at least $10.

If you're interested in making a donation of goods, please call 1-877-REDCROSS or send an email to: contribute@arcgny.org.

OR send your donation check to:
American National Red Cross
420 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Please write "Disaster Relief" on check.

Red Cross en Espanol: 1-800-257-7575

Amazon.com's page devoted to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund: Here you can contribute from $1 to $100. Amazon has waived all fees for this project and is donating every cent you contribute.

United Way of New York City: The United Way of New York and the New York Community Trust have established a fund to help the victims of the attacks and their families. The September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016; call 212-251-4035 or visit the above link.

Catholic Charities USA: The 1,400 local agencies and institutions that make up Catholic Charities provide social services across the country to more than 10 million people. You can contribute money directly online, make a gift of stock to help out the needy, or use the site's database to locate a Catholic Charity center near you.

PayPal Relief Rund: The popular payment transfer site has created, "a special fund to help PayPal members provide assistance to those affected by this tragic event." Registered users can easily money, which goes to the National Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross.

FireDonations: All proceeds you give to the Firefighter, EMS, and Rescue Relief Fund through a credit card or electronic check will go to the survivors of New York's bravest.

Salvation Army: The "specific use" option at the venerable Salvation Army's donation page lets you target the areas you feel are the most in need.

Yahoo PayDirect: Help out with relief efforts by making a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through this Yahoo page.

Helping.org : Helping.org can steer you to organizations coming to the rescue in this crisis, from where to give blood to where to give money.

Emergency supplies: New York city is taking your e-mails about donations of various emergency goods and supplies at this page.

Volunteer Yourself: You can volunteer general services by calling 1-800-801-8092

National Police Defense Foundation Memorial Fund
NPDF Police Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 318
Englishtown, NJ 07726