Our January offering will go to Mapping Prejudice, a research project based at the University of Minnesota dedicated to exposing the structural barriers in the Twin Cities that have stopped people of color from buying property in white communities, limiting access to community resources like parks and schools. They have uncovered thousands of properties in Hennepin County that have racially restrictive covenants in their deeds, including our own UUCM church property.

The project is also demonstrating the long-term effects of segregated housing that result in present day disparities in other metrics of well-being. Their efforts in Minneapolis are made especially urgent by the city’s contemporary racial disparities, which are some of the largest in the nation. Continue reading below for more details. Thank you for your generosity!

Also check out these upcoming Mapping Prejudice online events:
Deed Review Session on Tuesday, January 5 at 7 PM
Mapping Prejudice Presentation + Q&A on Sunday, January 10 at 11:15 AM

How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line. Continue reading →

Our December offering will go to Guest At Your Table, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC’s) annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about key human rights issues. This year, the theme is The Meaning of Home. Collection boxes and other resources including a 14 Day Calendar of vignettes are available in a bin at the foot of the Free Little Library by the main entrance to church. Or you can use this link to print the template for the collection box at home.

How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line. Continue reading →

Our November offering will go to honor and support the 25th year of the IOCP Sleep Out Campaign. Thousands of caring kids and community members have joined this movement to sleep in boxes, tents and cars (or donate to those who do) to raise awareness and funds to prevent homelessness. The funds raised through the Sleep Out campaign help IOCP (Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners) deliver individualized services – in the areas of family support, food, housing and neighborhoods, education and youth, employment, and transportation – that help nearly 2,000 local families each year stabilize, strengthen and thrive. Visit sleepout.iocp.org to learn more.

How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line.