Many people are unaware that the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund includes not only first responders, but also any Downtown Manhattan office and other employees who worked in the area at any time from September 11, 2001 through May 30, 2002. Eligibility for the 9/11 Fund includes those who were at their jobs in the area on the day of the 9/11 attacks, as well as those who returned to work in the toxic areas during any time in the months that followed, until May 30, 2002.
You were told it was safe to return to work. You were told that the air was safe to breathe, and the water safe to drink – and we have long known that this was a lie. If you worked in the Exposure Zone during this time period, and now suffer from a cancer or related illness, you could be eligible for VCF payments from the 9/11 Fund.