Our outreach recipient during December is Just Neighbors, a nonprofit immigration law firm providing the most vulnerable, low-income refugees and “Dreamers” (DACA youth) in our region with compassionate, humanitarian-based, very low-cost legal services. The majority of their clients are survivors of violence, trafficking, war, or persecution. These days the need for affordable legal help is … Continue reading December Outreach Collection: Just Neighbors

Children and Teens: Details Coming Soon Stay tuned to This Week for information about this year’s program to provide new toys, warm clothing, and gift cards for children and teens of color in D.C.’s Edgewood Commons where the average annual household income is roughly $12,000.  AUUC supports this holiday gift drive along with other D.C. area UU … Continue reading Holiday Gift Drive for Beacon House

Help us share the holiday spirit with our 35 children identified as experiencing food insecurity at nearby Halley Elementary School as we collect the 10 food items for our next meal pack assembly Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. We know this a busy time for everyone, but if possible, please consider visiting our Sign Up Genius to … Continue reading No Child Goes Hungry/Accotink Meal Packs

Read & Discuss Banned Books Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. George Orwell’s classic, 1984, is a dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where the ruling Party, led by Big Brother, controls every aspect of … Continue reading Nov. 11: Banned Book Club

The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom Nov. 18 to discuss The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up:  12/16/2025 Rebecca / Daphne du Maurier. 1/20/2026 Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies … Continue reading Nov. 18: Women’s Book Discussion Group

All are invited to AUUC’s family-friendly Friendsgiving celebration, hosted by True Accotink Colors, on Saturday, November 22 at 4pm. Bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share. We will enjoy fellowship and food, play games and make crafts, read out this year’s gratitudes from the Gratitude Jar, and choose a movie to watch together to end … Continue reading Nov. 22: Friendsgiving

Are you a poetry lover or are you interested in becoming a poetry lover? This group is open to anyone with an interest in reading and understanding poetry. Because of the holiday schedule, our next gathering will be held in-between our usual meeting dates. Kate M will lead us in a discussion of poetry from the first Native American United States Poet … Continue reading Dec. 10: Poetry Group