Our monthly Social Action Collection uplifts the work of non-profit organizations whose mission and vision are aligned with our mission and our long range plan.
See the UUCville 2025-26 Social Action Collection Recipients
Get involved with our Social Action Collection beneficiaries: email socialjustice@uucharlottesville.org
Set up a recurring donation thru our directory, Breeze. For help email office staff.
See how much money has been raised this fiscal year for each organization.
Accessing services for persons with mental illness is challenging. That’s where Partner for Mental Health (PMH) comes in – providing Navigation to connect persons with mental illness and/or substance use disorder to community supports. Click here to donate to the June collection for Partner for Mental Health PMH partners with...
The Social Action Collection (SAC) is our congregation’s outreach to the larger community, both with monetary donations each month but also with engagement in the mission of organizations whose work reflects our values. This year we decided to choose the organizations not through a general call and then a voting...
Central Virginia Community Justice provides brave spaces for restorative justice practices in our community. In our three years of existence, we have primarily done this through criminal diversions away from prosecution.
For more than 35 years, Blue Ridge Abortion Fund (BRAF) has been providing essential financial support to individuals seeking abortions, ensuring that cost is never a barrier to accessing care. What began in 1989 with a humble jar at a county fair has blossomed into a powerful, community-driven network. Click...
The Food Pantry has 21 volunteers who distribute food received from the Food Bank each first Friday of the month. We also get donated fresh vegetables from Whole Foods and we purchase personal care products and cleaning supplies to distribute. We average about 57 customers each month.
This month, we invite you to consider giving to support the work of our Interfaith Organizing initiative – IMPACT. IMPACT is a multi-faith coalition of more than 30 local congregations, organizing to empower citizens to create significant change through direct action. This year IMPACT is focusing on housing, childcare and...
Click here to donate during January Founded in 1998, the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR) mission is to educate and empower low-income residents to protect and improve our own communities through collective action. The Board has always been majority Black, and is the local non-profit governed by low-income...
Sin Barreras’ mission is to empower immigrants and their families in Central Virginia with a focus on the Latinx population by educating, advocating, and supporting their needs. We serve people by phone or in person in our office.
The Story of LilyPads Housing In 2015, Charlottesville local, Jen Koym, gave birth to a little girl with a very rare and serious heart defect. Her daughter, Lily, needed open-heart surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and their family was left scrambling to find housing while Lily was hospitalized far from...
Click here to donate to PACEM during October PACEM provides emergency shelter and services in partnership with faith organizations and the community to alleviate the challenges of homelessness. We have welcomed over 1,800 neighbors in need into our community shelter spaces (like the Summit House) since 2004, and helped nearly...