The Children's Fund of America provides education and welfare relief to American children enduring long-term sufferings due to a tragedy of national significance including catastrophic disasters and acts of terrorism. Among its programs are the Twin Towers Orphan Fund and America's Child. The Twin Towers Orphan Fund was founded on September 12, 2001 for the sole purpose of providing educational and welfare assistance to the children who were orphaned (who lost one or both parents) by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The mission of the Twin Towers Orphan Fund is to provide long-term higher educational assistance and mental and physical healthcare assistance for (a) children who lost parents in the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, or onboard the four downed airliners, and (b) children of victims of future terrorist attacks. America's Child provides educational assistance and physical and mental healthcare assistance for the children of our military heroes: the fallen men and women who proudly sacrificed their lives fighting terrorism and whose strength and courage has kept our nation safe.

About The Children's Fund of America ~ Mission

The Children's Fund of America provides education and welfare relief to American children enduring long-term sufferings due to a tragedy of national significance. Among its programs are the Twin Towers Orphan Fund, founded to help the children whose parents were brutally murdered during the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and America's Child founded to help the children whose parents sacrificed their lives fighting the War on Terrorism.

The Children's Fund of America was established for the sole purpose of providing education and welfare relief to American children enduring long-term sufferings due to a tragedy of national significance including catastrophic disasters and acts of terrorism. Among its programs are the Twin Towers Orphan Fund, founded to help the children whose parents were brutally murdered during the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and America's Child founded to help the children whose parents sacrificed their lives fighting the War on Terrorism.

The Children's Fund of America provides college education and welfare assistance to every child (a) whose parent was killed during the terrorist attack on 9/11 at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, or onboard the four downed airliners, and (b) whose military parent gave their life to protect us, in patriotic service fighting our nation's war against terrorism as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Philippines, Operation Iraqi Freedom or future conflicts.

The Children's Fund of America provides:

tuition assistance, books, supplies and other educational expenses to enrolled students at accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities and recognized trade schools, via individual Sec. 529 Higher Educational Saving Accounts funded in the names of the child beneficiaries, as well as general program funds.
supplemental long-term mental heathcare assistance by providing reimbursements for individual and group counseling and other means available and approved by the The Children's Fund of America.
funding for other charitable organizations that offer direct services benefiting mental healthcare, scholastic tutoring for college bound children and other activities deemed beneficial for the long-term well being of enrolled children.

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