Share the Plate Recipient for May 2019 is Salem Harvest

Share the Plate Recipient for May 2019 is Salem Harvest

Salem Harvest is a non-profit organization that connects farmers and backyard growers with volunteer pickers to harvest fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste. Salem Harvest has as its principal purpose the distribution of food without charge to children or homeless, unemployed, elderly or low-income individuals. For more information, visit the Salem Harvest … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for May 2019 is Salem Harvest

Share the Plate Recipient for April 2019 is the Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project

HOAP, the Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project, has been in operation since 1986 and offers a wide range of services for mentally ill adults experiencing chronic homelessness.  It is part of Northwest Human Services The Drop In Center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Services offered  include:  Outreach & Advocacy Case Management  Crisis Intervention … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for April 2019 is the Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project

Help Homeless Families April 14-20

UUCS will be hosting homeless families April 14-20 through the Family Promise. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up during the fellowship hours after each service or online using the button below. It takes about 50 volunteers to set up for the week, prepare and serve dinner, entertain our guests in the evenings, stay overnight with … Continue reading Help Homeless Families April 14-20

Film FREEDOM SUMMER February 10

The next Peace with Justice Film, Summer Freedom, will be shown on February 10 at Salem Friends Meeting (490 19th NE), beginning at 2 pm. The showing is free and open to the public. FREEDOM SUMMER, Mississippi 1964 In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from 10 weeks … Continue reading Film FREEDOM SUMMER February 10

Share the Plate Recipient for March 2019 is Partner Church Fund

The March Share-the-Plate recipient is our Partner Church Fund. This is our annual fund raiser, which we use for committee administrative costs and funds we share with our partner church in Simenfalva, Romania.   We have had a relationship with Simenfalva since the late 1990’s, and cemented our connection in 2002 when both churches signed a … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for March 2019 is Partner Church Fund

Share the Plate Recipient for February 2019 is the Ministers Discretionary Fund

The Minister’s Discretionary Fund provides invaluable assistance to UUCS members and friends who are financially hard pressed by adverse circumstances. Know that your generous donation to this fund is an act of compassion and will eventually help provide badly needed relief for someone in our beloved community.