In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, most of us looked for ways in which we could be of some service to the people most affected by the attacks. The Linguistics Department at the University at Buffalo has been able to do so in a very concrete way. One effect of the attacks which most of us probably don't know about was that millions of dollars in the New York State budget scheduled to go to various cities throughout the state had to be diverted to New York City to assist in the clean-up efforts as well as to support families of victims of the attacks. Because of this, the Buffalo Public School system was forced to lay off around 500 teachers and teachers aides. In response to this, the UB Linguistics Department, under the supervision of Undergraduate Director Jeri Jaeger, developed an internship program in which UB undergraduate students, both linguistics majors and students in other majors, could be placed in the public schools to assist in language teaching (either ESL or literacy) and receive credit at UB. Placement of students was worked out between Dr. Jaeger and the principals of the hardest-hit schools. The students are working as volunteer teachers' aides or tutors in classrooms, resource rooms, ESL rooms, and after-school tutoring programs, working with children from preschool through high school ages. Some of the schools are bilingual Spanish-English schools, some are the schools where international students, including refugees, are placed, and some are inner-city schools. Dr. Jaeger has placed 55 students in the Buffalo public schools for the spring 2002 semester, and so far all the interns and schools are reporting that this is an extremely valuable and rewarding program, both for the interns and the teachers, and especially for the children of Buffalo. The UB Linguistics Department plans to continue this internship program indefinitely, both to give UB students the opportunity to experience teaching in the city schools and also to support the teachers and children of their community.