Annual Report 2022
Our mission
We help the children of first responders and their families heal, grow and thrive in the wake of hardship, injury and tragedy.
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Our legacy
More than two decades ago, Al Kahn, an icon in children’s entertainment licensing, started First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF) to support the 800 children who lost a parent during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Al recognized the urgent need for assistance and organized a family event in Manhattan on Thanksgiving morning to honor and uplift the surviving children and their families—an annual tradition that continues to this day. FRCF has since evolved into a thriving national organization that provides year-round services and programs to first responder children and families.
“Nothing is more important than our children. We have a duty to protect the children of first responders because of the risks their parents take every day for all of us.”
– AL KAHN
Founder and Chairman
First Responders Children’s Foundation