As Unitarian Universalists, we are committed to creating a more compassionate, just, and sustainable world. Here are some of the things we are doing and some of the ways you can help us.
Almost every Friday morning, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon, UUFR members collect food and other items to help some of our most vulnerable neighbors. Collection is in UUFR’s back parking lot, or up top in case of rain weather. Learn more here and on the Upcoming Events page for current information on collections and ways to get involved – please join us!
We support a wide range of programs to feed the hungry through in-kind donations and volunteering opportunities: Urban Ministries Food Pantry and Helen Wright Center, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Grocery Bags for Seniors and Martin Street Mobile Market, Panera Day-End Dough-Nation, Bryant Street Community Engagement Center and CROP Hunger Walk. For more information about any of these, contact Jude Oliveri-Burde at .
Twice a year, we participate in the construction of a house through Habitat for Humanity. For more information, contact the UUFR Habitat team at .
Subscribe to regularly receive a box of produce and support local agriculture through our Community Supported Agriculture project. For more information, contact Dona at .
For more information about our Immigrant and Refugee Justice Ministry Team, contact Pat at .
For more information about our Environmental Justice Ministry Team, contact Russ.
Our ONE Wake Organizing Team facilitates our involvement in ONE Wake, a community organizing effort of more than 40 other congregations working to address affordable housing, mental health, and public transportation in Wake County. Learn more about ONE Wake’s plans for Fall 2024 here. For more information, contact .
Email the Justice Response Team to add your name to their mailing list and stay informed about justice opportunities in which you can participate and raise your voices. Attend the UU Justice NC Friday Action Hour which takes place online every week from 11:00am-12:00pm. Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, the executive director of UUJNC, shares hot topics on a zoom call (link) which includes UU’s from across the state who discuss issues and take actions together. You can learn more about Action Hour here.
UUFR collectively donates needed items to local social justice organizations on occasion. Donation Drives may be organized by members or friends, ministry teams, or other UUFR groups. If you would like to coordinate a Donation Drive Collection, please submit the Donation Drive Request Form to the Justice Council for approval.
Each month the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh collects donations for one justice organization doing great work in the community. Donations are accepted at our monthly social justice Sunday and online all month. Scheduled offerings include the following:
Donate to our Social Justice Sunday recipients at any time online.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh occasionally adopts statements of conscience on particular social issues, which allows the congregation’s leadership to advocate on these issues on behalf of the congregation as a whole. To read a list of our statements of conscience, click here.
