In November we will be sharing our plate collection all month with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, or UUSC. UUSC’s work began in 1939, when Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharpe traveled to Prague to assist refugees attempting to escape Nazi persecution in Europe. Now, more than 80 years later, UUSC’s continues to work to advance … Continue reading UUSC Is November Share-the-Plate Recipient

Valley Clean Air Now seeks to fight for the residents of the Mon Valley who continue to suffer from severe health, economic, climate, and environmental injustice by galvanizing the community to take action through local politics, grassroots organizing, community building, education, and community health initiatives. 

PIIN is a vehicle for people of faith from Pittsburgh and the region to come together, express the deepest values of their traditions, and affect systemic change on commonly held issues of injustice, disparity, and discrimination. We know that positive social change in society has always come from organized people in some form and that … Continue reading Share The Plate for September is PIIN – Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network

The Minister’s Discretionary Fund is a fund the minister or pastoral care team can use to provide confidential assistance to those facing emergency financial need, for congregational or community programs in need of seed money, or for other tax-exempt purposes stated in board policy. 

The Share the Plate committee is working to get First Unitarian’s Share the Plate for next year, the ’23-’24 church year, ready to go. We had hoped to do the voting for the monthly donations completed at the Annual Meeting, but due to a few complications (and some disorganization on our end), the votes that … Continue reading First Unitarian’s Share the Plate for next year, the ’23-’24 church year

Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s mission is to provide high-quality reproductive health care services, comprehensive sexuality education, and strategic advocacy. Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania believes in the fundamental right of individuals to manage their fertility and their sexual and reproductive health without regard to income, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, national … Continue reading Our Share, the Plate recipient for July, is Planned Parenthood

Trans YOUniting is a black Trans femme-led local nonprofit that centers and uplifts black trans and gender non-conforming community members through mutual aid, and workshops, job support, entrepreneurial training, housing assistance, and short-term shelter through Haven House.  The average stay is three months, although we have had folks stay as long as 9 months.    82% (14 out of … Continue reading Share the Plate for June is Trans YOUniting

Our Share the Plate Recipient for the month of April is CeaseFirePA ofWestern Pennsylvania. CeaseFirePA is our Commonwealth’s GunViolence Prevention Organization. Their work is far reaching: Theyorganize with communities closest to the issue, educate the public,hold those in power accountable and work to support and maximizethe strengths and contributions of every member in their broadcoalition … Continue reading The Share the Plate Recipient for April is CeaseFirePA

We thank you, dear congregants, for your participation in developing our new Share the Plate program. Late last year (2022), We invited the congregation to submit NOMINATIONS for Justice organizations (who share and implement our UU values) to be RECIPIENTS of a plate sharing month. We received 16 nominations from you, our members. We compiled … Continue reading Update on our new SHARE the PLATE Program