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.
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.
See the UUCville 2025-26 Social Action Collection Recipients and see how much money has been raised this fiscal year for each organization.
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.
The Hospital Meal Packet Program is a home-grown social action project that has been providing food to people in need since 2010. UUCCville provides meal packets through the Social Work office at the University of Virginia Medical Center. In 2025, we provided 900 meal packets that were distributed to people...
On the first Friday morning of every month, a group of about 15 volunteers receive food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and unload the truck in the Summit House parking lot. We put the food on tables, noting what is USDA and what is “bought food” from the...
Click here to donate during January 2026 IMPACT is a multi-faith coalition of more than 30 local congregations, organizing to empower citizens to create significant change through direct action. IMPACT gets into “good trouble” by using evidence based research to identify causes of injustice and suffering, and then planning effective and achievable actions that...
Click here to donate during December The Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (commonly known as PHAR) was founded in 1998 with the mission of educating and empowering low-income residents to protect and improve our own communities through collective action. PHAR is entirely governed by public housing residents and one...
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.
Every day of the year, The Haven provides a refuge, a place where anyone in a housing crisis can come to find the support and resources they need to survive and exit their crisis. We’re a low-barrier day shelter, vital housing services provider, and main point of entry for our...
Click here to donate to PACEM during September People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) was founded in 2003 by clergy and homeless advocates in response to neighbors sleeping outside Downtown. PACEM endeavors to alleviate the challenges of homelessness through compassionate support, relationship building, and facilitation of services. Our flagship...
Birth Sisters of Charlottesville is a women of color doula collective supporting women of color through their birth journey and into motherhood. Our aim is to amplify the resiliency of Black, Indigenous, Women of Color by drawing on life experiences, shared values, training, and sacred legacies to provide culturally rooted,...
City of Promise’s goal is to make a positive impact on generational poverty and support a culture of achievement through child-centered, dual-generation initiatives in Charlottesville.
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...