They’re here! Afghan refugees have arrived and are staying in local hotels until apartments are secured; our family assignment will come soon. In the meantime, THANK YOU for your heartfelt generosity. We plan to be ready with the absolute necessities by December 1st. UPDATE – THESE NEEDS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED...
UPDATE – THESE NEEDS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED THANKS TO YOU! UUCVILLE REFUGEE WELCOME Household Donations and Furnishings List Smaller items can be left on the Summit House porch. Large items/furniture need to be scheduled for delivery to the storage unit. For these, please email details (plus photo if you can)...
The Refugee Welcome team is busy collecting furniture and supplies for the refugee family we will be hosting soon. The needs list is UPDATED HERE. Please take a look to see what you might have to share! Leave smaller items (labelled REFUGEES) on the Summit House porch, and contact refugeewelcome@uucharlottesville.org...
Meal Packet Ministry Social Action Collection 2021 Click here to donate The UU Charlottesville Meal Packet Ministry gives emergency food assistance to the caregivers of patients receiving care the UVA Medical Center. It helps the children in our congregation act on our First UU Principle, “The inherent worth and dignity...
We’ve started collecting the donations we need to prepare a home for our refugee family. CLICK HERE for the list — imagine what you’d need to cook, sleep or relax after such a grueling and difficult transit! Our gifts plus our love and time can make a real difference. Smaller...
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...
Food Pantry is an UUCville effort to distribute food to whomever comes to our door. We give out food obtained from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on the first Friday of each month. Aided by about 10 volunteers, we unload an average of a ton of food each time....
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...