The World Trade Center Survivors' Network

Good News for the Survivors' Stairway !
It is being preserved for installation at the September 11th Memorial Museum.
The Stairway was moved to its temporary location on Sunday March 9, 2008.
For more information and photos, see http://savethestairway.org

The World Trade Center Survivors' Network (WTCSN) is the only organization created specifically to serve all those directly affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001. Our mission is to support and represent the interests of the survivors of September 11 and the subsequent rescue and recovery effort.

Who are Survivors?
They are all those who were present at the site of the attacks, those who worked and lived nearby, and the rescue and recovery workers, uniformed services personnel and volunteers present the day of the attacks and in the months afterwards.

What do we do?
The WTCSN provides survivors with community, advocacy and legacy:

• Community: We have forged an association of survivors who inform, support and encourage each other.
• Advocacy: We publicly represent survivors' interests and needs and make certain that their viewpoints are recognized.
• Legacy: We work to ensure that survivors' experiences become a permanent part of the historic record. Their singular stories will give future generations an unparalleled view of the largest terrorist attack in American history.

See our Programs section for a description of our events and activities.

Who can join?
WTCSN welcomes all members of the extended September 11th Community including survivors, family members, and all those who wish to help.

Save the Vesey Street Survivors' Stairway

The World Trade Center Survivors’ Network is a leading voice in the effort to preserve the Vesey Street Survivors' Stairway, a final escape route for many survivors on the morning of September 11, 2001. The stairway is the last above-ground remnant of the WTC complex and it is the only remaining stairway. It has become a symbol for all the stairs of the Towers, and in a larger sense a symbol for survival as well. For details and news coverage, see our web site: http://SaveTheStairway.org

Survivor Assistance...

WTCSN helps survivors come to terms with their experience, provides information about available resources, connects survivors with each other, and supports survivors and their families. [See Programs: Survivor Assistance]

Bearing Witness: A Remembrance Initiative for 9/11 Survivors...

We need to sustain the memory and lessons of September 11. Survivors bear the weight of memory and its responsibility – the duty of bearing witness.  How we chose to meet this responsibility can be our greatest legacy. [See Programs: Bearing Witness]

Remembering Survivors and their Experiences...

With this program we advocate for survivors to be included and remembered as key stakeholders in the memory of and rebuilding from September 11. [See Programs: Remembering Survivors]

Shared Experience — Voices Against Terrorism...

We empower our members to take a stand against terrorism and its effects by working with survivors of terrorism around the world. [See Programs: Shared Experience - Voices Against Terrorism]