{"id":15422,"date":"2016-06-30T16:11:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=15422"},"modified":"2016-06-30T16:11:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:11:52","slug":"apwu-union-plus-offers-help-for-survivors-of-west-virginia-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/06\/30\/apwu-union-plus-offers-help-for-survivors-of-west-virginia-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"APWU: Union Plus Offers Help for Survivors of West Virginia Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"news-date-inline\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">06\/30\/2016<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/sites\/apwu\/files\/news-thumbnails\/water.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are a union member who participates in certain\u00a0Union Plus\u00a0programs and have been affected by the recent deadly floods and mudslides that struck West Virginia, you may be eligible for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionplus.org\/money-credit\/natural-disaster-relief-fund\" target=\"_blank\">financial assistance<\/a>. Unprecedented flooding has left thousands of families displaced, and many do not have flood insurance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionplus.org\/money-credit\/natural-disaster-relief-fund\" target=\"_blank\">Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>are available to eligible members who have a Union Plus Credit Card<sup>1<\/sup>, Union Plus Life or Accidental Death Insurance, or Union Plus Auto Insurance, or Union Plus Mortgage. Participants who live in Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers and Webster counties may be eligible for these grants. The approved grants do not have to be repaid.<\/p>\n<p>The Union Plus Disaster Relief Fund has provided nearly $1 million in assistance to union members facing hardships following Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina, floods, wild fires and other natural disasters.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionplus.org\/money-credit\/natural-disaster-relief-fund\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to visit Union Plus Disaster Relief and learn more about the eligibility requirements and how to apply.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not involved in the Union Plus program, there are<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news-release\/2016\/06\/25\/federal-aid-programs-state-west-virginia\" target=\"_blank\">federal disaster aid programs<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>that can assist those affected by the floods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\"><sup>1<\/sup>Union Plus Credit Cards are issued by Capital One, N.A. pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>06\/30\/2016\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 If you are a union member who participates in certain\u00a0Union Plus\u00a0programs and have been affected by the recent deadly floods and mudslides that struck West Virginia, you may be eligible for\u00a0financial assistance. Unprecedented flooding has left thousands of families displaced, and many do not have flood insurance. 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