Emergency Assistance to Ukraine. Click here to find a list of organizations providing emergency assistance to Ukraine. We do not recommend any particular ones; please do your research before deciding to donate.

Our Social Action & Justice Committee works hard to create and sustain a more just and equitable world. Committee efforts begin with studying an issue, which may lead to advocacy by working with grassroots community organizations, government, interfaith, and community groups. The Social Action & Justice Committee provides a focal point for these efforts. Individuals take the lead on specific social justice issues. Examples of  these issues include:

  • Economic Equality

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Justice

  • Immigrant Rights

  • Racial Justice

  • Environmental Justice

  • Voting Rights

UUCR is actively involved in social action work throughout our community, with representatives on the boards of Cornerstones, a local non-profit that provides support and advocacy to those in need, and The Closet, a local faith-based non-profit thrift shop. We also organize or support the following initiatives:

  • UUCR Alternative Gift Market

  • Jennifer Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Helping Hungry Kids

  • Hypothermia Prevention

  • Monthly special collections to benefit various charities and humanitarian groups

Please contact Committee Chair Tim Norton at sajchair@uureston.org for additional information.

Learn More About Social Action & Justice at UUCR

Please contact Committee Chair Tim Norton for additional information: sajchair@UUReston.org.

Special Collection for April: Shelter House

Shelter House is a community-based, non-profit organization that provides crisis intervention, safe housing, and supportive services to neighbors experiencing homelessness and victims of domestic violence in our community.
 
Shelter House was one of the first charter shelters in Fairfax County. Since then, it has continued to grow as an organization to accommodate the expanding needs in our community. Today, Shelter House operates five shelter facilities and several housing programs. They recently merged with Family Pass so that they can now also provide long-term case management for those at risk of homelessness. For more information click here.