Outreach Collection Archive
Here are the organizations AUUC has supported in the past.
AUUC Outreach Sunday Collection Recipients 2020-2021
| Recipients | Month | Function & Beneficiaries | AUUC Coordinators / Sponsors |
| Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) | July | Coalition of area (& beyond) UU churches organized to advocate in support of UU values & social justice issues at federal level, including Write Here, Write Now, visits to Congress | John Peterson |
| Federation of Virginia Food Banks | August | Works with seven regional food banks statewide, uniquely positioned to provide help to the most hungry people in Virginia, including school-age children, older adults, vulnerable populations | Sarah Pevner |
| Congregation Action Network Covid 19 Fund | September | Provides emergency support for housing, health care, work authorizations, legal aid for immigrant families, specifically those who do not qualify for local, state, or federal support | Liz Reed |
| Doorways for Women and Children | October | Provides immediate, safe response to victims of sexual & domestic assault with a hotline, safe housing options, trauma support services, including people of color & LBGTQ+ communities; volunteer opportunities | Lindsay Muirhead |
| Casa Ruby | November | As the only LGBTQ bilingual and multicultural organization in the area, Casa Ruby provides services and housing to 6,000 annually, particularly youth | True Accotink Colors: Kate Heilig |
| Just Neighbors | December | Provides legal assistance in NOVA to low-income immigrants including DACA recipients, those with TPS, asylum seekers, helping to obtain documentation | Jan Forsyth |
| Homestretch | January | Empowers homeless parents (many single moms) with children to attain permanent housing, self-sufficiency; provides skills, knowledge, and hope | John Peterson |
| VOICE | February | Interfaith group organized to listen to concerns of 50+ members; then promote actions on key issues: get out the vote, housing, education | Pam Cox, Suzy Porth, Dotty Smith, Chris Stunkard |
| Beacon House | March | Provides afterschool education, organized sports, nurturing & mentoring to 400 youth, helping close the achievement gap for low-income children/teens in NE D.C. | Nancy Davis |
| paws4people | April | Educates prisoners in 5 WV prisons to train service dogs that are given to veterans, children with special needs; WREN is AUUC’s p4p puppy-in-training | Nancy Davis |
| Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) No. VA | May | Supports incarcerated individuals & their families through release preparation & post-release services to ease transitions, prevent recidivism | Dotty Smith & Kathryn Adams |
| No Child Goes Hungry/Accotink | June | Provides weekend meal packs weekly to 35 low-income Halley ES children and involves AUUC children, teens, adults in meeting these food insecurity needs | Social Justice Committee: Nancy Davis, Shelley Brosnan |
AUUC Outreach Sunday Collection Recipients 2019-2020
| Organizations | Month | Function & Beneficiaries | Sponsors |
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July VOICE – Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement |
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Interfaith group organized to promote actions in affordable housing, get out the vote and more to support low-income families | Suzy Porth, Pam Cox, Dotty Smith, Chris Stunkard |
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August Life with Cancer |
https://wwww.lifewithcancer.org/ | Provides counseling, support groups for people experiencing cancer through wellness, nutrition & exercise programs | Glory Smith |
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September Beacon House |
www.beaconhousedc.org/ | Provides academics, organized sports & mentoring and nurturing for low-income children/teens in NE D.C. | John Peterson |
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October Haven of Northern VA |
https://www.havenofnova.org/ | Trained volunteers provide emotional & grief support, workshops to bereaved, seriously ill, the dying and their families | Jill Jones |
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November paws4people |
http://paws4people.org | Educates prisoners to train service dogs for veterans, children with special needs; CHESSIE is AUUC’s p4p dog | Lara Profitt, RE classes, Nancy Davis |
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December Just Neighbors |
https://www.justneighbors.org/ | Provides legal assistance to low-income immigrants including DACA recipients in Fairfax County and nearby areas | Jan Forsyth |
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January Homestretch |
http://homestretchva.org/ | Empowers homeless parents (many single moms) with children to attain permanent housing, self-sufficiency | John Peterson |
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February OAR of Northern VA – Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources No. VA |
https://oarnova.org/ | Supports incarcerated individuals about- to-be-released & their families to ease transitions and prevent recidivism | Ed Kringer |
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March SPARC – Specially Adapted Resource Clubs |
www.sparcsolutions.org | Provides learning & social activities for young adults with life-long disabilities in 4 local clubhouses | Jessica Burmester |
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April FACS – Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions |
www.faithforclimate.org/ | Interfaith group advocating for climate change solutions. Presents united positions & connects with local policy makers. | Marsha White |
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May NAMI Northern Va – National Alliance on Mental Illness |
www.nami-northernvirginia.org/ | Makes available education, support groups, and advocacy for friends, family, and people with mental illness | Daria Akers |
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June NVTRP – Northern VA Therapeutic Riding Program |
www.nvtrp.org | Offers equine assisted activities to children & adults with disabilities, veterans, at risk youth | Tessa Hassett |
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July UUSJ – Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice |
www.uusj.net | Partnership of area UU’s to mobilize & amplify voices supporting immigration reform, economic & climate justice, defending our democracy. | John Peterson, Ed Kringer |