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CDC Funds Youth Research Center for 9/11-Exposed Kids

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

CDC Funds Youth

CDC will fund a Youth Research Coordinating Center with up to $50 million to study children exposed to 9/11.
Eligibility includes anyone 21 or younger, in utero, or living below 14th Street Manhattan or anywhere Brooklyn on/after 9/11.
The World Trade Center Health Program, authorized through Oct 1 2090, now serves over 95,000 responders and survivors.
Cancer-related aid recipients rose from 8,870 in 2011 to 27,300 in 2026, half of all program patients.

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Mayor Plants Trees

Mayor Mat Siscoe and officials planted nine native trees on the 9/11 Memorial Trail.
The ceremony marked the 25th anniversary, attended by Consul General Baxter Hunt, MP Chris Bittle, MPP Jennie Stevens.
Each tree’s plaque honors victims, survivors and first responders.
Plaques list name, age, birthplace of the 24 Canadians killed on 9/11, also noting three Americans with Canadian family ties.

History

Historical Context

The 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania, which released about 2.5 million gallons of coolant, sparked nationwide health-monitoring reforms. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission subsequently funded a $1 billion epidemiology program that tracked over 30,000 nearby residents for radiation-related illnesses. Today, the CDC’s $50 million Youth Research Coordinating Center and the World Trade Center Health Program echo that precedent, while Mayor Mat Siscoe’s tree-planting ceremony with Consul General Baxter Hunt commemorates 9/11 victims. These linked initiatives aim to safeguard thousands of exposed youths and honor survivors, reinforcing long-term public-health vigilance and collective memory.

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CDC Funds Youth

CDC will fund a Youth Research Coordinating Center with up to $50 million to study children exposed to 9/11.
Eligibility includes anyone 21 or younger, in utero, or living below 14th Street Manhattan or anywhere Brooklyn on/after 9/11.
The World Trade Center Health Program, authorized through Oct 1 2090, now serves over 95,000 responders and survivors.
Cancer-related aid recipients rose from 8,870 in 2011 to 27,300 in 2026, half of all program patients.

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