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 Oct: Shelter House

Shelter House is a community-based, non-profit organization serving families experiencing homelessness and victims of domestic violence in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. It was formed in 1981, when several ecumenical groups came together to better serve Fairfax County's low-income population. In 1985, Shelter House's facility was moved to its current location in Falls Church. In 2007, Shelter House was awarded Fairfax County's contract to operate the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter in Fairfax. In 2010, Shelter House became the first non-profit to operate Artemis House, Fairfax County’s only 24 hour Domestic Violence Shelter. They recently merged with Family Pass so that they can now also provide long-term case management for those at risk of homelessness.