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That’s what community banks do.We hope to never have another disaster like Harvey, but if we doMOODY BANK IS HERETO HELP YOU RECOVERInformation about banking services and locations at www.moodybank.comUnited Way of GalvestonLIVE UNITEDUnited Way of Galveston has deployed and leveraged more than $5,000,000 to help Galveston County recover from Hurricane Harvey.$3,020,000to help rebuild homes$110,000 to help rebuild 13 places of worship$ 498,000 to provide trauma-informed mental health servicesEmergency financial assistance for 977 community helpers$200,000 for recovery case management and unmet needsUnited Way of Galveston serves as the fiscal agent for the Galveston County Recovery Fund and the UTMB Employee Relief Fund. These figures represent grants made by United Way of Galveston, Galveston County Recovery Fund, UTMB Employee Relief Fund, and leveraged funds. (409) 762-HELP www.UWGalv.orgUnited Way of Galveston4 HARVEY: ONE YEAR LATER6‘SLOWER THAN EXPECTED’ Disparities in housing recovery mark Harvey’s anniversary16 ‘FOCUSED ON FUNDING’Legislators: Harvey at top of list in coming session20NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORSBayou Chantilly takes on Harvey recovery24MAPPING A PLANCouncil slows development as some residents still wait20STUART VILLANUEVA | THE DAILY NEWSON THE COVER: Debris is still piled in front of a house in Dickinson a year after Hurricane Harvey. For many residents, housing recovery has been slower than expected. Photo by Jennifer ReynoldsLEONARD WOOLSEYPublisherMICHAEL A. SMITHEditorMELISSA RIVERADesignerWRITERSMatt deGroodJohn Wayne FergusonAaron WestPHOTOGRAPHERSJennifer ReynoldsStuart VillanuevaKelsey Walling© Copyright: The Galveston County Daily News. No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means, including electronic retrieval systems, without written permission of the publisher. 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Using the bath-room required some communication.“All we did is just yell, ‘I’m going in the bathroom, everyone in the garage,’” Harbour said, sitting at the kitchen table of her house on Deats Road in Dickinson in early August.Volunteers had stripped the house of flooring and gutted the walls. Last month, a group teenagers from Goochland, Va., put insulation, drywall and countertops in the bath-room and three bedrooms.Until then, Harbour had been sleeping in a tent pitched in her bedroom. She shared it with an air-conditioning unit. Her grandchildren had been sleeping in a tent set up in the yard outside.She doesn’t expect it to get much better any time soon.A VARIETY OF SUFFERINGOne year after Hurricane Harvey, there are wide dispari-ties in how far victims of the storm have recovered.Some homeowners, the relatively small percentage cov-ered by insurance, are nearing completion of major renova-tions — although not without obstacles.The more vulnerable, those who didn’t have the foresight to fear flooding, can still find themselves in dire circum-stances, and unsure when things will ever get better.8 HARVEY: ONE YEAR LATERSTUART VILLANUEVA | THE DAILY NEWSSkylar Mann walks through the living room of her grandmother, Earlene Harbour’s, flood-damaged house in Dickinson. Skylar and her brother, D.J. Mann, live with Harbour. 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