David Worby launches charity EP Worby & Friends

David Worby, the attorney and philanthropist known for representing Ground Zero workers, is releasing his first collaborative EP this fall with a lead single due Sept. 4. The project pairs original songs with donations of up to $100,000 for two 9/11- and service-focused nonprofits.

Why it matters: - Worby & Friends turns David Worby’s long-running advocacy and philanthropy into a music project built around hope, resilience, and community. - The release adds a new fundraising stream for veterans, first responders, and families connected to 9/11 and service-related hardship. - The EP also marks the first time Worby is releasing songwriting under his own name.

What happened: - David Worby will release Worby & Friends this fall as his debut collaborative EP. - The lead single, “Hope,” featuring The Bennett Hall Band, arrives Sept. 4. - Worby is serving as songwriter and co-executive producer alongside Michael August. - Simon Reid produced the project. - The EP features guest artists performing songs written by Worby and collaborators who will be announced in the coming weeks.

The details: - The project centers on themes of hope, perseverance, family, resilience, faith, patriotism, and the power of community. - Songs include “Hope,” “Blue Collar Boots,” and “Hard Hats.” - Worby has earned more than 25 cuts in country music. - The music will be available to download for free. - Worby will donate $1 each time a song from Worby & Friends is played. - Total donations are capped at $100,000. - The planned gifts are split evenly between the Gary Sinise Foundation and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. - The Gary Sinise Foundation supports veterans, first responders, and their families. - The Tunnel to Towers Foundation provides mortgage-free homes to catastrophically injured veterans and first responders and supports families of fallen heroes and people with 9/11- and service-connected health challenges. - Additional information on featured artists, track listing, release dates, charitable partners, and streaming details will be announced later.

Between the lines: - Worby’s move into music extends a career built on high-profile advocacy and quiet philanthropy. - His songwriting draws on a blue-collar background, including years working as a truck driver at Newark Airport while he paid for school. - The project is designed less as a standard album rollout and more as a collaborative cause-driven release. - Worby’s public profile still rests heavily on his work for more than 10,000 Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers exposed to toxic conditions after the September 11 attacks. - That legal work helped secure nearly $1 billion in recoveries for workers and families and supported passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

What's next: - More featured artists will be announced in the coming weeks. - Track listings, charitable partners, and streaming details will follow before or around the EP launch. - The Sept. 4 single release will be the first public taste of the project’s broader rollout.

The bottom line: - David Worby is using music to extend a mission that has long combined advocacy, service, and community support.