Organizations Filed Purposes:
ASSISTING MEMBERS OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
VOICES OF SEPTEMBER 11TH (VOICES) CONTINUES ITS FOUNDING MISSION OF OFFERING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WITHIN THE 9/11 COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES THE FAMILIES OF THOSE LOST, THE RESCUE WORKERS AND SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. VOICES STAFF PROVIDES DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT FOR THOSE IMPACTED AND REFERRALS FOR ADVANCED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED. IN ADDITION, THROUGH OUR YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, WE UTILIZE OUR BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED TO HELP OTHER COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS HEAL OVER THE LONG-TERM FOLLOWING ACTS OF TERRORISM OR MASS VIOLENCE. VOICES IS CALLED UPON FOLLOWING MANY MASS VIOLENCE INCIDENTS TO OFFER ADVICE AND SUPPORT ON SHORT AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THOSE IMPACTED AND STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS BUILD RESILIENCY. VOICES STRATEGY IS TO CONTINUE ITS CORE 9/11 COMMUNITY SUPPORT, CONDUCT RESEARCH ON LONG-TERM NEEDS AND HEALING WHICH IN TURN RESULTS IN ADDED EXPERTISE FOR OUR TEAM WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND USED TO OFFER ADVICE IN OTHER MASS VIOLENCE OR TERRORISM INCIDENTS.IN 4Q2019 VOICES LAUNCHED THE WOLFGRUBER INSTITUTE IN TRIBUTE TO OUR LATE CHAIRMAN, KURT WOLFGRUBER. THE WOLFGRUBER INSTITUTE FURTHERS VOICES MISSION BY ADVANCING MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY STUDIES. THIS CENTER HAS THREE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS: DIGITAL RESEARCH LIBRARY, RESEARCH INITIATIVES AND BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.THIS SUPPORT IS PROVIDED IN FOUR DISTINCT AREAS AS SUMMARIZED ON PART III, LINES 4A THROUGH 4D OF THIS FORM 990.1. VOICES CORE MISSION HAS REMAINED THE SAME SINCE THE NONPROFIT'S FORMATION. OUR WORK OVER 18+ YEARS THROUGH 2019 IS BASED ON CONTINUITY OF CARE OVER THE LONG TERM. OUR PRIMARY SUPPORT IN 2019 WAS DIRECTED TO THE 9/11 SURVIVORS AND RESPONDERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 490,000 PEOPLE WERE IN LOWER MANHATTAN ON 9/11/2001 AND THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED. BEING IN THE TOXIC AIR AT THAT TIME HAS RESULTED IN A MYRIAD OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000 OF THE 490,000 (APPROXIMATELY 20%) ARE ENROLLED AND ABOUT HALF OF THE ENROLLEES ARE BEING TREATED THROUGH THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM (WTCHP) CLINICS AND SPECIALIST NETWORK. OUR ROLE IN 9WAS TO HELP PEOPLE THROUGH THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE ALSO OFFERED SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED WITHIN THIS POPULATION INCLUDING SOME OF THE FAMILIES OF THE OVER 3,000 THAT HAVE DIED SINCE 9/11 DUE TO EXPOSURES.
2. VOICES OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ATTRACT A LARGE NUMBER FROM THE 9/11 COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALS. VOICES RAN OUR ANNUAL INFORMATION FORUM ON 9/10/2019 AT THE MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN IN NEW YORK CITY. WE ATTRACTED OVER 250 PEOPLE AT THIS EVENT. OUR AGENDA PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR TARGET AUDIENCE AND HELPS BUILD RESILIENCY IN THOSE ATTENDING. WE ALSO RAN A SYMPOSIUM ON 9/9/2019 AT THE SAME HOTEL THAT ASSEMBLED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO HELP EDUCATE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN COMMUNITIES THAT PLAN AND HELP RESPOND / HEAL FOLLOWING EVENTS OF MASS VIOLENCE OR TERRORISM. ABOUT 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM.
VOICES CONTINUES ITS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT, FOCUS GROUPS AS WELL AS IN-PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE SUPPORT GROUPS. IN 2019 VOICES HAD OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS OVER ITS FULL YEAR OF TELECONFERENCE AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS. THIS PROGRAMMING IS AN ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE WHO STILL NEED THIS SUPPORT MODEL. IN ADDITION VOICES MADE REFERRALS FOR MORE ADVANCED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WHEN APPROPRIATE. PEOPLE FROM THIS COMMUNITY LIKE TO COME TOGETHER, TO KEEP INFORMED AND THUS BUILD RESILIENCY. ALL OUR PROGRAMMING IS BUILT UPON SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES AND CONTINUITY OF CARE OVER THE LONG TERM. WE ESTIMATE PROVIDING OVER 160,000 HOURS OF DIRECT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES SINCE OUR INCEPTION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mary Fetchet Lcsw | FOUNDING DIRECTOR | 40 | $100,000 |
| Bonnie Mceneaney Mcnamara | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Bates | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jack Loop | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Lavigne | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Krieger | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Blumenfeld | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Frank Fetchet | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
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