Good Neighbor (Sharing Our Collection Plate)
Each month we share our offerings from the Sunday worship services with local and national non-profit organizations serving the community, particularly those serving people in need. A different group is selected each month to receive these much-needed funds.
Each year, through the generosity of UUCB members, friends, and Sunday visitors, more than $20,000 is distributed to these organizations. For more information, or to suggest a new Good Neighbor organization, please contact the Social Justice Council.
March 2023 Good Neighbor
Urban Tilth inspires, hires, and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture, feed our community, and restore relationships to land to build a more sustainable food system, within a just and healthier community.
February 2023 Good Neighbor
EBSC provides legal and social services, community organizing, and transformative education to support low-income immigrants and people fleeing violence and persecution.
January 2023 Good Neighbor
Richmond High School Marching Band
The West Contra Costa Unified School District believes that every WCCUSD student has a right to equitable access to Arts Education in the classroom in ways that honor the cultural legacies of our communities and enable all students to participate in hands-on artistic learning. The Richmond High School Marching Band is a perfect example of this.
December 2022 Good Neighbor
Urban Tilth inspires, hires, and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture, feed our community, and restore relationships to land to build a more sustainable food system, within a just and healthier community.
November 2022 Good Neighbor
The mission of the Berkeley Food Pantry is to provide families, especially those with children, with adequate sustenance and nutrition at times when bills for food, rent, health care and other items overwhelm them.
October 2022 Good Neighbor
Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP)GRIP is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic coalition of congregations from varied faiths working together as a diverse and inclusive coalition dedicated to helping those of the community in need to transition to self-sufficiency. Their mission statement: “Responding to the Call to Service, GRIP transforms the lives of homeless, hungry and disenfranchised people.”
September 2022 Good Neighbor
Youth Spirit Artworks (YSA) is an interfaith art jobs and job training program located in Berkeley, California which is committed to empowering homeless and low-income San Francisco Bay Area young people, ages 16-25.
August 2022 Good Neighbor
No More Tears (NMT) is a violence- and crime-prevention program founded in 2002 by men incarcerated at San Quentin and concerned citizens both seeking to remedy the rise of violent crime in their communities and reduce the recidivism rate of returning citizens.
July 2022 Good Neighbor
Contra Costa Family Justice CenterServing families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
May 2022 Good Neighbor
Berkeley Food & Housing Project
Emergency food and shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing with support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
