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The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, commonly known as the VCF, was a U.S. government fund that was created by an Act of Congress [1] shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
For more on the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund, see VCF.gov. Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick by email at pvarine@triblive.com or via Twitter .
In the aftermath of the attack, the American Red Cross' Liberty Fund amassed $547 million in donations. The charitable organization halted the collection of donations in October 2001, announcing that the monies pledged would be enough to cover immediate and longterm efforts to support the victims of the attack. [3]
Through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF,) individuals who had been diagnosed with cancer as a result of their physical exposure to the toxins in the World Trade Center blast zone or the surrounding New York City area between September 11, 2001, and May 30, 2002, were able to receive financial compensation for the collateral ...
The 9/11 attack 20 years ago touched lives in every corner of the country, according to a new report chronicling victim compensation claims from every state in the nation. Though the damage was ...
There are still 1,103 victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City who haven’t been identified ... who spearheaded the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund compensation fund ...
World Trade Center monument at Zadroga Field, North Arlington, New Jersey. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847; Pub. L. 111–347 (text)) is a U.S. law to provide health monitoring and aid to the first responders, volunteers, and survivors of the September 11 attacks.
In December, 2001, Barasch had a chance encounter with the special master of the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund, Kenneth Feinberg. Barasch agreed to drop pending lawsuits that his firm had filed on behalf of the firefighters who, at that point, had been diagnosed with the “World Trade Center Cough.” In turn, Feinberg agreed to waive a ...