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This support continued to spread and eventually led to the founding of over 250 non-profit organizations of which raised almost $700 million within their first two years of operation. The purpose behind founding these organizations was to ensure that morale continued to rise just as it had when the children wrote their letters. The founders knew that the firefighters leading the rescue efforts among the rubble were far from the only individuals that were feeling the despair of the situation. Citizens and families all over the United States were hurting and something needed to be done to honor the fallen while recognizing that funding and donations were going to be needed in order to begin the clean up and rebuilding of the city.

By 2012, many of the 250 plus organizations had disbanded due to lack of funding as the years progressed. Of the ones that remain, a handful stand proud knowing that they are still needed and therefore, are continuously working to ensure they can stay established for those who remain in need. One of these organizations, Tuesday’s Children, was founded the day after September 11 in hopes of supporting the children immediately affected by the attacks. The founder of this non-profit, David Weild IV, now calls them one of the “last men standing” in that they are now one of the few remaining organizations who “provide direct services for what social-service groups and survivors of the attacks call the ‘9-11 Community.’”

Other notable non-profits who are “still standing” include:
 * 1) VOICES of September 11 who are “built on the mission of providing a ‘voice’ for those who died in the attacks” and “provide case management services, focus groups, depression and anxiety screenings, among other help for victims’ families.”
 * 2)  New York Says Thank You which is based on the idea of reaching out and giving back to “the communities who helped the city when it needed it the most”
 * 3) Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund who “provides financial aid, health insurance, and educational help to the family’s of hospitality-industry workers killed in the attack.”