| Formation | September 18, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization |
| Headquarters | Manhasset, New York |
| Services | Trauma and Grief Support, Mental Health Counseling, Youth Mentoring, and Career Mentoring |
| Leader | Minister |
Key people | Terry Sears (Executive Director) |
| Website | Official website |
Tuesday's Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to support families who have been affected by terrorism, military conflict or mass violence.[1]
History
Tuesday's Children was founded on September 18, 2001 by citizens of Cedar City, Utah, following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The organization initially raised funds for the American Red Cross, which were used to support families affected by the tragedy.[2]
Service populations
Tuesday's Children's service population includes:
- 9/11 victims and responders[3]
- families of fallen post-9/11 military service members[4]
- international youth and global victims of terrorism and mass violence[5]
- local communities recovering from large-scale tragedies and mass violence[6]
- post-9/11 military children and families who have lost a service member, regardless of cause of death, branch of service, status of duty, discharge status or geographic location[7]
- teenagers and young adults from around the world who have lost a loved one to terrorism, violent extremism or war (Project COMMON BOND)[8]
- An original song, “Ballerina” to honor the memory of the lost Firefighters, Police Officers and professional
ballerina lost in the 9/11 disaster. A CD recorded in memory of this tragic event. All profits were donated to Tuesday's Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUheqnorW80
Publications
The Legacy Letters, a book published by Tuesday's Children and edited by New York Times best-selling author Brian Curtis, features a compilation of a hundred letters of family members to their loved ones lost in 9/11.[9][10] The ISBN is 0399537082.
Fundraising
Notable sponsors and funding partners of Tuesday's Children include:[11]
- Alcoa
- Allstate Insurance
- American Airlines
- American Express
- American International Group (AIG)
- American Ireland Fund
- American Red Cross
- AOL
- Aon
- Apollo Global Management
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- BlackRock
- Blackstone
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- BNP Paribas
- BNY Mellon
- Bob Woodruff Foundation
- Cablevision
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Capital One
- CBS
- Citigroup
- CNN
- Coach New York
- Cohn & Wolfe
- Condé Nast
- Consolidated Edison
- Cosmopolitan Magazine
- Credit Suisse
- Delta Air Lines
- Draftfcb
- Ernst & Young
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Fire Department of the City of New York
- General Electric
- Goldman Sachs
- Grace Institute
- Havas
- HomeLight
- Iberia
- IBM
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Invesco
- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
- Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm
- J.Crew
- Jim Henson Company
- JPMorgan Chase
- L'Oréal
- Louis Vuitton
- Macy's
- Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Marsh McLennan
- Mastercard
- McKinsey & Company
- MDC Partners
- MENTOR
- MetLife
- Michael Kors
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
- NASCAR
- NASDAQ[12]
- National Football League (NFL)[13]
- National Hockey League (NHL)
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- New York City Police Department (NYPD)
- New York Friars Club
- New York Giants
- New York Islanders
- New York Jets
- New York Knicks
- New York Life Insurance Company
- New York Mets[14]
- New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
- The New York Times
- New York Yankees
- News Corp
- Ogilvy & Mather
- One Equity Partners
- Patch Media
- Peoples Improv Theater (PIT)
- Pfizer
- Prudential
- PwC
- Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Robin Hood Foundation
- Silverstein Properties
- State Farm[15]
- State Street Corporation
- Steve Madden
- Sunshine Sachs
- Swiss Re
- TD Bank
- Time Warner Cable
- Tradeweb
- Travelers Companies
- UBS
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- United States Federal Reserve
- Verizon Communications
- Viacom
- Visa
- Walmart
- Warner Bros.
- Wells Fargo
- Wilhelmina Models
- Yahoo!
References
- ^ "Tuesday's Children | Supporting 9/11 & Military Families and Mentoring Programs". Tuesdays Children. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Overview". Tuesday's Children. Archived from the original on 2002-04-14.
- ^ "9/11 Family Members, Never Forget September 11 | Tuesday's Children". Tuesdays Children. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Military Family Programs & Events, Military Resources | Tuesday's Children". Tuesdays Children. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Youth Support & Youth Guidance for Healing and Growth | Tuesday's Children". Tuesdays Children. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Terrorism and Military Conflict Support Organization | Tuesday's Children". Tuesdays Children. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Seubert, Thomas (8 January 2016). "Tuesday's Children: Supporting healing in the aftermath of 9/11". NYN Media.
- ^ "Project Common Bond, Support, Donate or Get Involved | Tuesday's Children". Tuesdays Children. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "The Legacy Letters". www.tuesdayschildren.org. Phil Brown. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Delozier, Dave (September 6, 2011). "Remembering 9/11: Letters to Loved Ones Lost". NBC Channel 9 News. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Supporters". Tuesday's Children. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Inc, Nasdaq (2016-09-08). "Tuesday's Children to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in Remembrance of 9/11". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
{{cite press release}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "National Football League to Be Honored at Tuesday's Children 'Rise Up For Resilience' Gala". www.newswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Mets To Help Fund The First Responder Alliance Mentoring Program Program For Tuesday's Children, Families Of 9/11 First Responders At Ground Zero, Fresh Kills Landfill". 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Neighbors Helping Neighbors Tuesday's Children Receives Grants Totaling $45,000 from State Farm". Savannah CEO. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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