Via Stella Update – December, 2024
By Rafal Matusiak, President — National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions Polish American Credit Union Support Fund | Via Stella Foundation https://www.viastella.pl/ December, […]
Via Stella Update – September, 2024
By Rafal Matusiak, President — National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions Polish American Credit Union Support Fund | Via Stella Foundation https://www.viastella.pl/ September, […]
Field Report #4
“We just want to get back to a normal life.” At 4:30 in the morning we “coffeed-up” and met at the Centrum Credit Union parking […]
Refugees Discuss Housing Aid from the US
LUBLIN, Poland–Five Ukrainian refugee women, all of whom are receiving housing assistance from the credit union-supported Via Stella Fund, said that without the help their […]
Why 1 CU is Involved With Refugee House
LUBLIN, Poland–In some single rooms, there are three families sharing limited space and bunk beds. In the hallways, clothes hang on racks to dry. There […]
Small CU Moves Forward With Help from WOCCU
LVIV, Ukraine–The executive director of a credit union in Ukraine is crediting assistance from the World Council and the fact its members are borrowing again […]
‘Putin’s Troll Farms,’ Credit Union ‘DNA,’ Discussed
LUBLIN, Poland–They may lead organizations significantly different in asset size, but the last 500 days for two credit union CEOs in Poland have been remarkably […]
CU-Funded Ambulances’ Journey to Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine–A pair of ambulances funded by credit unions in the United States and Poland has been delivered to Ukraine, where they are now being […]
How CU Funds Help Ukrainian Orphans
GARCZYN, Poland–If you want to see the faces of the Ukrainian orphans U.S. and Polish credit unions have been helping, you need to exit the […]
‘Whisper Marketing’ Helps Build Awareness
GDANSK, Poland–Of all the difficult repercussions of being a refugee, one that isn’t often thought of is the inability to get medical care, which is […]