As of December 1, 2002, the Brooklyn Bureau has provided disaster relief assistance to a total of 10,927 people.

A total of $5.2 million in cash disbursements was made to assist in rent, mortgage and utility payments, as well as to pay for food and other critical personal expenses.

According to a report commissioned by the United Way of New York City (UWNCY)*, between 90,000-150,000 jobs were lost in New York due to the 9/11 attacks. A separate study for the 9/11 United Services Group estimates that approximately 28,000 workers who stopped working or had reduced income as a result of the disaster are still unemployed, while 45,000 continue to have income loss of more than 25%**.

The Brooklyn Bureau's Community Response Center (CRC) is continuing to help those still suffering from the after-effects of the attack. For those who worked above Canal Street or in the outer boroughs and are thus ineligible for many of the other assistance programs, the Bureau has become a lifeline, offering a wide range of services such as:

After the attack on the World Trade Center, the Brooklyn Bureau was one of 10 agencies immediately selected by Jack Rosenthal, president of The New York Times Company Foundation, to deliver assistance from its 9/11 Neediest Fund to the victims and their families. We are also grateful for generous support from the McCormick Tribune Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and other foundations, corporations and individuals that have supported our 9/11 relief efforts.

These monies were used to help displaced workers and others directly impacted by the tragedy. We have also provided a wide range of counseling, employment, referral and advocacy support services.

Currently, the Brooklyn Bureau is providing intensive family casework counseling; trauma counseling; assessment; information; referral and advocacy services; ESL (English as a Second Language); employment counseling and job placement services to displaced workers and their families as well as limited emergency cash relief.

We are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with limited hours in the evening and on weekends.

Our employment services include skills and aptitude assessment, resume development, computer training, ESL classes, employment readiness training, interview skills training and career counseling.

If you lost your job, work in an industry that has been impacted by the events of 9/11, or have been otherwise directly affected by the tragedy and are in need of assistance, contact the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service's Community Response Center at 718-855-0550. Please call for an appointment.

If you would like to make a donation to our 9/11 relief efforts, we would be very grateful. Please click here.

If you would like to get an application to volunteer, please go to the volunteer page, contact Frank Sala, Director of Volunteer Services, 718-310-5621, or send an e-mail to volunteer@bbcs.org.