
<!doctype html>

<!--[if lt IE 7]><html lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec"  prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#" class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7"><![endif]-->
<!--[if (IE 7)&!(IEMobile)]><html lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec"  prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#" class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"><![endif]-->
<!--[if (IE 8)&!(IEMobile)]><html lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec"  prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#" class="no-js lt-ie9"><![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec"  prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#" class="no-js"><!--<![endif]-->

	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">

				<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

		<title>Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey | Blog | Western Union</title>
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>

		<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/img/icons/apple-touch-icon.png">
		<link rel="icon" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/favicon.png">
		<!--[if IE]>
			<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/favicon.ico">
		<![endif]-->
				<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffcc33">
		<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/library/images/win8-tile-icon.png">
        <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffcc33">

		<link rel="pingback" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/xmlrpc.php">

				<!-- Google Tag Manager -->
<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
'//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-5KK5JD');</script>
<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->		
				<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/" />

<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v6.1.1 - https://yoa.st/1yg?utm_content=6.1.1 -->
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/" />
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey" />
<meta property="og:description" content="In continued support of the communities and families affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Western Union, and the Western Union Foundation, today activated a rapid response plan to ramp up accessibility of money transfer services in impacted areas of Texas, and pledged an increased contribution to the American Red Cross, with matching grants up to a combined total of $200,000." />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Blog | Western Union " />
<meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/WesternUnion" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="foundation" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="hurricane" />
<meta property="article:section" content="Foundation" />
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-08-30T11:15:20-08:00" />
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-08-30T11:12:58-08:00" />
<meta property="og:updated_time" content="2017-08-30T11:12:58-08:00" />
<meta property="fb:admins" content="1545307789103181" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WU_HURRICANE.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WU_HURRICANE.jpg" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="In continued support of the communities and families affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Western Union, and the Western Union Foundation, today activated a rapid response plan to ramp up accessibility of money transfer services in impacted areas of Texas, and pledged an increased contribution to the American Red Cross, with matching grants up to a combined total of $200,000." />
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey" />
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@WesternUnion" />
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TX-image-1024x512.jpg" />
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@WesternUnion" />
<script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebSite","@id":"#website","url":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/","name":"Western Union Blog","alternateName":"WU Blog","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}</script>
<script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Organization","url":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WesternUnion","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westernunion\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/western-union","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/westernunion","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/westernunion\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternUnion"],"@id":"#organization","name":"Western Union Holdings, Inc.","logo":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WU_Sec_CMYK-wu-logo.png"}</script>
<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->

<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s.w.org' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Blog | Western Union  &raquo; Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey Comments Feed" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/feed/" />
		<script type="text/javascript">
			window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.9.2"}};
			!function(a,b,c){function d(a,b){var c=String.fromCharCode;l.clearRect(0,0,k.width,k.height),l.fillText(c.apply(this,a),0,0);var d=k.toDataURL();l.clearRect(0,0,k.width,k.height),l.fillText(c.apply(this,b),0,0);var e=k.toDataURL();return d===e}function e(a){var b;if(!l||!l.fillText)return!1;switch(l.textBaseline="top",l.font="600 32px Arial",a){case"flag":return!(b=d([55356,56826,55356,56819],[55356,56826,8203,55356,56819]))&&(b=d([55356,57332,56128,56423,56128,56418,56128,56421,56128,56430,56128,56423,56128,56447],[55356,57332,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56418,8203,56128,56421,8203,56128,56430,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56447]),!b);case"emoji":return b=d([55358,56794,8205,9794,65039],[55358,56794,8203,9794,65039]),!b}return!1}function f(a){var c=b.createElement("script");c.src=a,c.defer=c.type="text/javascript",b.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(c)}var g,h,i,j,k=b.createElement("canvas"),l=k.getContext&&k.getContext("2d");for(j=Array("flag","emoji"),c.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},i=0;i<j.length;i++)c.supports[j[i]]=e(j[i]),c.supports.everything=c.supports.everything&&c.supports[j[i]],"flag"!==j[i]&&(c.supports.everythingExceptFlag=c.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&c.supports[j[i]]);c.supports.everythingExceptFlag=c.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!c.supports.flag,c.DOMReady=!1,c.readyCallback=function(){c.DOMReady=!0},c.supports.everything||(h=function(){c.readyCallback()},b.addEventListener?(b.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",h,!1),a.addEventListener("load",h,!1)):(a.attachEvent("onload",h),b.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===b.readyState&&c.readyCallback()})),g=c.source||{},g.concatemoji?f(g.concatemoji):g.wpemoji&&g.twemoji&&(f(g.twemoji),f(g.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings);
		</script>
		<style type="text/css">
img.wp-smiley,
img.emoji {
	display: inline !important;
	border: none !important;
	box-shadow: none !important;
	height: 1em !important;
	width: 1em !important;
	margin: 0 .07em !important;
	vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
	background: none !important;
	padding: 0 !important;
}
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='smuzsf-facebook-css'  href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/social-feed-premium/public/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=4.9.2' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='dms-style-front-css'  href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/dropdown-multisite-selector/assets/css/dms-front.css?ver=4.9.2' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-pagenavi-css'  href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi/pagenavi-css.css?ver=2.70' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='addthis_all_pages-css'  href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/addthis/frontend/build/addthis_wordpress_public.min.css?ver=4.9.2' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='main-style-css'  href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/style.css?ver=6.0.2' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.4.1'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/social-feed-premium/public/scripts/facebook.js?ver=4.9.2'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/js/jquery.cookie.js?ver=3.9.1'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var wpml_cookies = {"_icl_current_language":{"value":"en","expires":1,"path":"\/"}};
var wpml_cookies = {"_icl_current_language":{"value":"en","expires":1,"path":"\/"}};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/js/cookies/language-cookie.js?ver=4.9.2'></script>
<link rel='https://api.w.org/' href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-json/' />
<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> 
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 4.9.2" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/?p=4376' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernunion.com%2Fblog%2Fwestern-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey%2F" />
<link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernunion.com%2Fblog%2Fwestern-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey%2F&#038;format=xml" />
<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js" async defer></script>
<meta name="generator" content="WPML ver:3.9.1 stt:1,4,2;" />

<!-- Dynamic Widgets by QURL loaded - http://www.dynamic-widgets.com //-->
<style type="text/css">.broken_link, a.broken_link {
	text-decoration: line-through;
}</style><link rel="amphtml" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/amp/" /><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">if (window.addthis_product === undefined) { window.addthis_product = "wpp"; } if (window.wp_product_version === undefined) { window.wp_product_version = "wpp-6.1.2"; } if (window.wp_blog_version === undefined) { window.wp_blog_version = "4.9.2"; } if (window.addthis_share === undefined) { window.addthis_share = {"passthrough":{"twitter":{"via":"WesternUnion"}},"url_transforms":{"shorten":{"twitter":"bitly"}},"shorteners":{"bitly":{}}}; } if (window.addthis_config === undefined) { window.addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"ignore_server_config":true,"ui_atversion":300}; } if (window.addthis_layers === undefined) { window.addthis_layers = {}; } if (window.addthis_layers_tools === undefined) { window.addthis_layers_tools = [{"sharetoolbox":{"numPreferredServices":5,"counts":"one","size":"32px","style":"fixed","shareCountThreshold":0,"elements":".addthis_inline_share_toolbox_below,.at-below-post"}},{"sharedock":{"counts":"none","numPreferredServices":3,"mobileButtonSize":"large","position":"bottom","theme":"transparent"}}]; } else { window.addthis_layers_tools.push({"sharetoolbox":{"numPreferredServices":5,"counts":"one","size":"32px","style":"fixed","shareCountThreshold":0,"elements":".addthis_inline_share_toolbox_below,.at-below-post"}}); window.addthis_layers_tools.push({"sharedock":{"counts":"none","numPreferredServices":3,"mobileButtonSize":"large","position":"bottom","theme":"transparent"}});  } if (window.addthis_plugin_info === undefined) { window.addthis_plugin_info = {"info_status":"enabled","cms_name":"WordPress","plugin_name":"Share Buttons by AddThis","plugin_version":"6.1.2","plugin_mode":"WordPress","anonymous_profile_id":"wp-47f1f5b1e7a189f0b123a58d64a5cd63","page_info":{"template":"posts","post_type":""},"sharing_enabled_on_post_via_metabox":false}; } 
                    (function() {
                      var first_load_interval_id = setInterval(function () {
                        if (typeof window.addthis !== 'undefined') {
                          window.clearInterval(first_load_interval_id);
                          if (typeof window.addthis_layers !== 'undefined' && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(window.addthis_layers).length > 0) {
                            window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers);
                          }
                          if (Array.isArray(window.addthis_layers_tools)) {
                            for (i = 0; i < window.addthis_layers_tools.length; i++) {
                              window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers_tools[i]);
                            }
                          }
                        }
                     },1000)
                    }());
                </script> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=wp-47f1f5b1e7a189f0b123a58d64a5cd63" async="async"></script><link rel="icon" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Test-Icon-06-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Test-Icon-06-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Test-Icon-06-180x180.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Test-Icon-06-270x270.png" />
			</head>

	<body class="post-template-default single single-post postid-4376 single-format-standard" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage">
				<!-- Google Tag Manager -->
<noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5KK5JD"
height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>
<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->				<header id="page-header" class="header" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WPHeader">
			<div class="inner">
				<div class="logo-container">
					<a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Page Logo" src="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/img/logo-wu.svg" /></a>				</div>
				
				<div class="nav-container">
					<nav itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
						<ul id="menu-fixedbar_top" class="nav top-nav"><li id="menu-item-11" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-11"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wu-ressources/">WU + You</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-12" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-12"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/life-travel/">Life &#038; Travel</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-13" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-13"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/mobile-money/">Mobile Money</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-14" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-14"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/money-guides/">Online Money Guides</a></li>
</ul>					</nav>
				</div>
				<div class="search-container">
					<form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/">
	<label for="s" class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</label>
	<input type="search" id="s" name="s" value="" />

	<button type="submit" id="searchsubmit" ><img alt="searchicon" src="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/img/icons/icon-search.svg" /></button>
</form>				</div>
				
				
				<div class="network-container">
											<span class="site-switcher">
							<div class='dms-container'><select class='dms-select'><option value=''>Select Site</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/foundation/'>Foundation</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/refugee/'>Refugee</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/cuba/'>Cuba</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/education-for-better/'>Education For Better</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/currency-at-crossroads/'>Currency at a Crossroads</option><option value='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/connect/'>WU Connect</option><option value='https://www.wu.com/chainofbetters/'>Chain of Betters</option></select></div>						</span><!-- #primary-sidebar -->
									</div>
			</div>
			
			<div class="social-links"><ul><li><a target="_blank" class="facebook screen-reader-text" href="https://www.facebook.com/WesternUnion/">Follow us on Facebook</a><li><a target="_blank" class="twitter screen-reader-text" href="https://twitter.com/westernunion">Follow us on Twitter</a><li><a target="_blank" class="youtube screen-reader-text" href="https://www.youtube.com/westernunion">Follow us on Youtube</a><li><a target="_blank" class="instagram screen-reader-text" href="https://www.instagram.com/westernunion/">Follow us on Instagram</a></ul></div>		</header>
		<div class="header-spacer"></div>
		
<div id="content">

<div class="inner">

<main id="main" class="container-fluid" role="main" itemscope itemprop="mainContentOfPage" itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog">

																								<div class="row">
												<div class="breadcrumbs col-xs-12">
												<a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/foundation/">Foundation</a> / Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey												</div>
												</div>

												<div class="row row-flex post-single">
																								<div class="col-xs-12 no-sidebar">
																								<div class="container-fluid">
																								<div class="row">
												<div class="post-image col-xs-12">
												<img width="720" height="360" src="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TX-image-blog-header-1-720x360.jpg" class="attachment-sfit-post-header size-sfit-post-header wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TX-image-blog-header-1.jpg 720w, https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TX-image-blog-header-1-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" />												</div><!-- .post-image -->
												</div><!-- /.row -->
																								<div class="row post-data">
																								<div class="col-xs-12 no-sidebar">
												
												<div class="post-meta">
												<div class="post-author">
												<img width="150" height="150" class="rounded-image" src="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Test-Icon-06-150x150.png" alt="Avatar of author" />Emily L.												</div><!-- /.post-author -->
												<div class="post-date">
												August 30, 2017												</div>
												</div><!-- /.post-meta -->
												<div class="post-title">
												<h1>Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey</h1>
												</div><!-- /.post-title -->
												<div class="post-content">
												<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/"></div><p class="p1"><span class="s1">In continued support of the communities and families affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, and The Western Union Foundation, today activated a rapid response plan to ramp up accessibility of money transfer services in impacted areas of Texas, and pledged an increased contribution to the American Red Cross, with matching grants up to a combined total of $200,000.</span><span class="s2"><sup> *</sup></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Western Union President and CEO, Hikmet Ersek, said, “Our company is guided by a purpose of moving money for better and this drives every decision we make. This also means digging deep and moving rapidly on issues that are extremely critical to the communities we serve.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“To this end, we have mobilized a company-wide approach, engaging our Foundation, employees, business associates and hometown community to support those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We know first-hand – operating in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe— that cash is vital to emergency relief, as it is the most effective way to help fund basic and immediate needs. To help meet these urgent needs in Texas, we are committed to enabling ways for people to receive funds quickly, when mainstream infrastructure has been disabled by natural disaster,” he said.</span></p>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1"><b></b><span class="s1"><b>Western Union® Agent Locations Rapid Response “Ready-to-Serve” </b></span><span class="s2"><b><sup>** </sup></b></span><span class="s1"><b>Plan:</b></span>
<ul class="ul2">
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Approximately 1000 Agent locations are open in hurricane-impacted areas in Texas, and are currently serving those needing to both send and/or pick up cash. Some Agent locations have activated mobile units to offer financial services, including Western Union Money Transfer</span><span class="s2"><sup>®</sup></span><span class="s1"> service.</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Western Union is providing hardware support for Agent locations who may have lost or have had their equipment damaged in affected areas, so that they may quickly ramp up services, as soon as safety permits.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1"><b></b><span class="s1"><b>Fee-Free Money Transfers Now Live: </b>Effective Wednesday, August 30, Western Union digital channels – <a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/mobile-app.html"><span class="s3">wu.com and its mobile app</span></a>  will offer $0 fee money transfers using promocode HELPTEXAS from the United States to Texas. Effective Sunday, August 27,<b> </b>Western Union enabled $0 fee money transfers when sending from the U.S. through Western Union Agent locations or telephone money transfers.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1"><span class="s5"> </span><span class="s1"><b>Western Union Financial Support: </b>Today, the Western Union Company has pledged to match the first $100,000 raised by Hurricane Harvey Telethon contributors in Denver. If you would like to donate, call 866-367-3001. </span></li>
</ul>
<ul class="ul1">
<ul class="ul2">
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">The <a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/foundation/"><span class="s3">Western Union Foundation</span></a> has donated $30,000 to the American Red Cross. The Western Union Foundation will also provide a 1:1 match of qualifying contributions from participating Western Union Agents and a 2:1 match from contributions made by Western Union employees in the United States, for an additional donation of up to $70,000.</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1"><b></b><span class="s1"><b>Fee-Free Red Cross Donations:</b> Consumers who want to take advantage of fee-free donations to the American Red Cross at Western Union</span><span class="s2"><sup>®</sup></span><span class="s1"> Agent locations in the US, can complete the blue Payments section on the Western Union form, using “American Red Cross” as the Pay To recipient; “REDCROSS DC” as the Code City, along with “Hurricane Harvey Relief” in the Account field.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Western Union has a long history of being one of the lifelines for communities in need.  In many instances, Western Union has been one of the few ways for people around the world to receive funds easily, with services available when no other infrastructure exists.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><i>*The Western Union Foundation has already pledged $30,000; and an additional $70,000 for Agent and Employee matching. Western Union has pledged an additional $100,000</i> <i>as a matching grant for funds raised by Hurricane Harvey Telethon contributors in Denver.</i></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><i> </i></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><i>** Due to the severity of the floods, some Western Union Agent locations may not be immediately operational or possess sufficient funds.</i></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->												</div><!-- /.post-content -->
												<div class="post-tags">
												<a rel="tag" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/tag/foundation/">foundation</a><a rel="tag" href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/tag/hurricane/">hurricane</a>												</div><!-- /.post-tags -->
												<div class="post-actions">
												<span class="icon"><span class="sl-wrapper"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=process_simple_like&post_id=4376&nonce=b868a2cc25&is_comment=0&disabled=true" class="sl-button sl-button-4376" data-nonce="b868a2cc25" data-post-id="4376" data-iscomment="0" title="Like"><span class="sl-icon"><svg width="18" height="16" viewBox="0 0 18 16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>wu-icon-like-hover</title><path d="M9 16l-.28-.176C8.356 15.59 0 10.367 0 5.36 0 3.013 1.025 1.214 2.833.432 4.68-.39 6.99.06 8.98 1.586 10.728.06 12.958-.41 14.886.373 16.836 1.155 18 3.013 18 5.38c0 5.007-8.357 10.248-8.72 10.464L9 16zM4.8 1.038c-.54 0-1.063.098-1.525.313-1.407.627-2.21 2.074-2.21 3.99-.02 3.99 6.49 8.49 7.935 9.428 1.446-.96 7.955-5.437 7.955-9.427 0-1.916-.924-3.442-2.47-4.048-1.668-.665-3.617-.156-5.103 1.31l-.342.353-.382-.313C7.433 1.605 6.048 1.038 4.8 1.038z" fill="#959595" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg></span><span class="sl-count"></span></a><span class="sl-loader"></span></span></span>
												<span class="icon"><svg width="19" height="16" viewBox="0 0 19 16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>wu-icon-ms</title><path d="M10.377 13.056c-.77.21-1.593.324-2.447.324-.177 0-.526-.014-.526-.014L3.014 16l.34-3.846s-.23-.14-.34-.214C1.178 10.714 0 8.818 0 6.69 0 2.995 3.55 0 7.93 0c2.762 0 5.194 1.19 6.614 2.997-.383-.06-.778-.093-1.182-.093-.07 0-.14 0-.208.003-1.266-1.242-3.142-2.03-5.237-2.03-3.813 0-6.904 2.61-6.904 5.825 0 1.892 1.07 3.573 2.726 4.637.17.108.527.307.527.307l-.312 2.923 3.13-2.085s.55.042.832.042c.46 0 .907-.038 1.34-.11.344.245.72.46 1.12.64zm2.92.187c.656 0 1.286-.096 1.873-.272.068-.02.304.032.304.032l1.96 1.184v-2.38s.052-.145.09-.183C18.443 10.75 19 9.59 19 8.32c0-2.72-2.554-4.925-5.704-4.925S7.593 5.6 7.593 8.32c0 2.718 2.553 4.923 5.703 4.923zm-.004-.794c.725 0 1.413-.14 2.03-.39.044-.018.2.026.2.026l1.213.784-.048-1.5s.02-.16.048-.185c.828-.742 1.337-1.75 1.337-2.863 0-2.28-2.14-4.127-4.78-4.127s-4.78 1.848-4.78 4.127c0 2.28 2.14 4.127 4.78 4.127z" fill="#959595" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/#respond" class="comments-count disqus-comment-count" data-disqus-url="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/#respond">0</a></span>
												</div><!-- /.post-actions -->
												</div><!-- /.col -->
																								</div><!-- /.row .post-data -->
												</div><!-- /.container-fluid -->
												</div><!-- /.col -->
																								</div><!-- /.row .row-flex -->

												<div class="row">
												<div class="col-xs-12">
												<div class="container-fluid comments-container">
												
<div id="disqus_thread">
    </div>

<script type="text/javascript">
var disqus_url = 'https://www.westernunion.com/blog/western-union-ramps-support-communities-affected-hurricane-harvey/';
var disqus_identifier = '4376 https://www.westernunion.com/blog/?p=4376';
var disqus_container_id = 'disqus_thread';
var disqus_shortname = 'wublog-1';
var disqus_title = "Western Union Ramps Up Support for Communities Affected by Hurricane Harvey";
var disqus_config_custom = window.disqus_config;
var disqus_config = function () {
    /*
    All currently supported events:
    onReady: fires when everything is ready,
    onNewComment: fires when a new comment is posted,
    onIdentify: fires when user is authenticated
    */
    
    
    this.language = 'en';
        this.callbacks.onReady.push(function () {

        // sync comments in the background so we don't block the page
        var script = document.createElement('script');
        script.async = true;
        script.src = '?cf_action=sync_comments&post_id=4376';

        var firstScript = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
        firstScript.parentNode.insertBefore(script, firstScript);
    });
    
    if (disqus_config_custom) {
        disqus_config_custom.call(this);
    }
};

(function() {
    var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript';
    dsq.async = true;
    dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
    (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
})();
</script>

												</div><!-- /.container-fluid .comments-container -->
												</div><!-- col-xs-12 -->
												</div><!-- row -->

																								
						
</main>

</div><!-- /.inner -->

</div><!-- /.content -->


		<footer class="footer small" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WPFooter">
	
			<div class="inner">
				<div class="copyright">
					<p class="source-org copyright">&copy; 2018 Western Union Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved</p>
				</div>
				<nav role="navigation">
					<div class="footer-links cf"><ul id="menu-wublog-2017-footer-links" class="footer-nav"><li id="menu-item-1876" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1876"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/contactus.html">Contact Us</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1877" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1877"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/intellectual-property.html">Intellectual property</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1878" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1878"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/privacy-statement.html">Privacy</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1879" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1879"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/intellectual-property.html">Terms and conditions</a></li>
</ul></div>				</nav>
			</div>
		</footer>
		
		<div class="mobile-nav-container">
			<button class="menu-toggle">Menu</button>
			<div class="mobile-nav-box from-bottom" id="mobile-nav-box">
				<nav id="mobile-nav" class="mobile-nav"><ul id="menu-wublog-2017-main-menu-mobile" class="nav top-nav-mobile"><li id="menu-item-1873" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1873"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wu-ressources/">WU + You</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1872" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1872"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/life-travel/">Life &#038; Travel</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1874" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1874"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/mobile-money/">Mobile</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1875" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1875"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/blog/money-guides/">Money Guides</a></li>
</ul></nav><div class="social-links"><ul><li><a target="_blank" class="facebook screen-reader-text" href="https://www.facebook.com/WesternUnion/">Follow us on Facebook</a><li><a target="_blank" class="twitter screen-reader-text" href="https://twitter.com/westernunion">Follow us on Twitter</a><li><a target="_blank" class="youtube screen-reader-text" href="https://www.youtube.com/westernunion">Follow us on Youtube</a><li><a target="_blank" class="instagram screen-reader-text" href="https://www.instagram.com/westernunion/">Follow us on Instagram</a></ul></div><nav id="mobile-footer-nav" class="mobile-footer-nav"><ul id="menu-wublog-2017-footer-links-1" class="nav footer-nav-mobile"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1876"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/contactus.html">Contact Us</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1877"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/intellectual-property.html">Intellectual property</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1878"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/privacy-statement.html">Privacy</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1879"><a href="https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/intellectual-property.html">Terms and conditions</a></li>
</ul></nav>			</div>
		</div>

				        <script type="text/javascript">
        // <![CDATA[
        var disqus_shortname = 'wublog-1';
        (function () {
            var nodes = document.getElementsByTagName('span');
            for (var i = 0, url; i < nodes.length; i++) {
                if (nodes[i].className.indexOf('dsq-postid') != -1 && nodes[i].parentNode.tagName == 'A') {
                    nodes[i].parentNode.setAttribute('data-disqus-identifier', nodes[i].getAttribute('data-dsqidentifier'));
                    url = nodes[i].parentNode.href.split('#', 1);
                    if (url.length == 1) { url = url[0]; }
                    else { url = url[1]; }
                    nodes[i].parentNode.href = url + '#disqus_thread';
                }
            }
            var s = document.createElement('script');
            s.async = true;
            s.type = 'text/javascript';
            s.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
        }());
        // ]]>
        </script>
        <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/dropdown-multisite-selector/assets/js/dms-front.js?ver=1.0.0'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var simpleLikes = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/www.westernunion.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","like":"Like","unlike":"Unlike"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-content/themes/wublog/js/scripts.min.js?ver=6.0.2'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.westernunion.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=4.9.2'></script>

	</body>

</html>
