Disaster Relief Eclipses Other Charities

The Children's Hope Foundation, which provides goods and arranges medical services for children and teens with HIV/AIDS, saw its downtown Manhattan offices rendered uninhabitable by the Sept. 11 attack. The group had to cancel a November benefit that usually raises one-third of its annual budget. It also had to return toys donated as Christmas gifts by manufacturers because its offices could not be accessed for deliveries. "We're in an awkward place right now because what we've lost pales in comparison to what so many others have lost," said Executive Director Carole Treston. "But a clothing manufacturer which last year at this time gave us $5,000 worth of sneakers and T-shirts for teenagers told us that this year they are donating instead to disaster relief."

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