In a year when hurricanes and fires devastated pockets of thecountry, credit unions and their CUSOs reached out to help theirneighbors – from running call centers to sending extra money.
Harvey triggered a state of emergency in Texas Aug. 23, and fromthe time it struck Houston Aug. 25 through hurricanes Irma andMaria, and until the last fires were under control in northernCalifornia by the end of October, at least 400 Americans had beenkilled. In their wake was billions of dollars of damage andthousands were left homeless, and in Puerto Rico half of its 3.4million U.S. citizens were still without power in lateNovember.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has estimated 25% of theisland's residents will still be without power at the end ofJanuary.
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