October 27, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: We’d like to welcome YOU to Refugee Welcome! We’re the nuts-and-bolts congregational task force behind a new outreach ministry for UUCville. Our trained Mentors will deal directly with and visit “our” refugee family, and our Planners will coordinate our work behind the scenes....
October 27, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: During an uncertain time, it’s easy to forget how many voices might be calling us to stand on the side of love and welcome. We’re excited to introduce Refugee Welcome, a new outreach ministry for UUCville! We have responded to the International Refugee...
Please join 27 other member congregations and your fellow UUCville-ers on Zoom as we kick off IMPACT’s new year of action for social justice in our community! You’ll hear updates on IMPACT’s continuing advocacy for childcare and affordable housing, and testimonies on new issues that surfaced at this year’s house...
Click here to donate RISE Foundation is education, training and development, community outreach and houses the all Black library. The foundation will support at risk youth in the community by providing after school homework assistance and coaching them to publicly speak. We will support children in their extracurricular activities of the...
PACEM, the homeless shelter which used to be housed in rotating congregations, is housing its guests in a purchased hotel on 29N. We have offered to feed the guests from September 19th to 25th, 2021. Due to COVID restrictions we are providing food in individual containers. The request is for...
We received a thank-you letter from Social Action Collection Recipient, the Cville Immigrant Freedom Fund. We collected $2,346 for them in June.
Misson Statement: To reduce gun violence through conflict resolution and de-escalation that will evolve from the investment into the community through development and outreach.
Our Social Action Collection in June raised $2498 for African American Teaching Fellows. Here is their note of thanks.
Our own relentless housing-justice hero, Greta Dersheimer, was one of two IMPACT reps at UVa’s affordable housing (“AH” in this update) planning meeting on June 25th. She reports that UVa’s progress is “better than we expected and their consultant appears to be a really strong choice.” Dr Gina Merritt of...
Spring is finally here, many masks are off, and there’s joy in every flower. But the need to make an IMPACT doesn’t change with the seasons. Whether it’s cold or hot outside, too many of our neighbors still don’t have safe and affordable shelter. And your voice is vital. IT’S...