UUC has long had a commitment to low-income housing. On March 8 our Second Sunday Plate Collection donation totaled almost $5,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Seattle-King County. Their latest low-income home-ownership project is...
At our recent meeting, UUC’s Economic Justice Team discussed the efforts being taken at both city and state levels to revise budgets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. We encourage you to contact your...
The Economic Justice Team urges UUC members and friends to respond to the 2020 Census, if you haven’t already done so. Then, please reach out and remind 5 other people. The Census Bureau had plans...
Sunday, May 31, 11 a.m. via Zoom The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly intensified already extreme economic inequities locally and globally. Our neighbors’ needs here and elsewhere must be addressed. UUC has identified five local charities...
The UUC Economic Justice Team is concerned about the 2020 Census count because a state’s recorded population determines billions of dollars in federal funding for social programs and how many members of Congress our...
The Economic Justice Team is hoping to schedule a UUC Build with Habitat for Humanity this summer, as Covid-19 allows. Planning has also begun for an Interfaith Build in September, which would include volunteers...
Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. via Zoom The Economic Justice Team will meet on Sunday, April 26 to consider economic inequality, race, and democracy in the time of coronavirus. How can we best respond?...
Sunday, March 8, Social Justice Plate Collection Through both partnerships with other organizations and by directly providing housing, UUC has generously supported housing for low-income people for decades. This long commitment has included the...
Thank you for your outpouring of support for the Second Sunday plate collection in February. Your generous donations totaling just over $4,000 will enable Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness to continue their programs including:...
Sunday, February 23, 12:45 p.m. in Emerson The Economic Justice Team will meet to discuss a plan for donations and volunteer support for the Lake City Partners program for unsheltered people. Plans are underway...
Sunday, February 23, 7 p.m. at the Lake City Partners Winter Shelter It’s cold, dark, and wet outside…a difficult time to be homeless. A few more individuals/families are needed to prepare and deliver food, potluck...
Sunday, January 26, 12:45-1:45 p.m. in Knatvold Come join members of UUC’s Economic Justice Team to hear about the activities of Habitat for Humanity (HFH) in Seattle. Joel Feldman, HFH’s liaison with faith-based organizations,...
Sunday, January 19, 7 p.m. in Lake City A few more people are needed to prepare and deliver food, potluck style, to the Winter Shelter operated by Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness on Sunday,...
January 26, 2020, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in Knatvold Come join with members of UUC’s Economic Justice Team in hearing about the activities of Habitat for Humanity in Seattle. Joel Feldman, HFH’s liaison...
January 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Olympia Center UUC’s Economic Justice Team is organizing a trip to Olympia on January 20th to support the Statewide Poverty Action Network’s Lobby Day. We’ll...