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March Outreach Collection: NAMI Northern Virginia

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 AUUC’s Outreach Collection for March supports NAMI Northern Virginia, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Northern Virginia serves individuals, family members, and friends affected by mental health challenges through awareness, education, support, advocacy, and collaboration with community partners. NAMI Northern Virginia has thousands of service touchpoints with residents of our community each year. Offers hope … Continue reading March Outreach Collection: NAMI Northern Virginia

Mar 1: Student Peace Awards

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Invitation to Honor Through AUUC’s Social Justice Committee, our congregation has supported the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County since 2007.  Each year our 28 local high schools are given the opportunity to select a junior, senior, or student organization to receive the Peace Award for their school. Once again, all 28 schools selected awardees, students … Continue reading Mar 1: Student Peace Awards

Mar. 1: Meal Packing

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Come one, come all, and join the fun of assembling 140 meal packs for our 35 students at Halley Elementary School whose families experience food insecurity. We’ll set up tables in the Sanctuary and bring out the food items about 10 minutes after the Sunday service, and finish up in no time! The final two … Continue reading Mar. 1: Meal Packing

Mar. 24: M&M Meeting

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Accotink UU Church has a group of retired and nearly-retired men who meet every two months to catch up on each other’s lives.  Each person gets 2-5 minutes to talk about their current activities, challenges and joys, and the group discusses what we have in common. Then we eat our lunches and talk some more. … Continue reading Mar. 24: M&M Meeting

February Outreach Collection: OAR

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OAR: Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources: Breaking the Cycle of Crime Our February Outreach organization is O.A.R.  This local non-profit restorative justice organization has provided opportunities, alternatives, and resources for court-involved individuals and their families in Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William Counties since 1971. The organization’s main focuses are Alternative Sentencing Programs, Reentry, and Family Services.  O.A.R. offers individuals … Continue reading February Outreach Collection: OAR