The Community Offering Committee organizes donations to nonprofits that embody our congregation’s principles and allow us to practice generosity. Each month, one organization is chosen to receive all of our contributions for every Sunday in that month.
This Month's Community Offering Receipient
Every Child, Lane County
Each Sunday in December, the Offering will be given to the Lane County chapter of Every Child, an Oregon-wide organization that provides supplemental support to foster families.
Last year, 1,530 children spent time in foster care in Lane County. Of those, 70% spent time in more than one foster home, and many were split from their siblings. Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) works to care for children and families in crisis, but is often left with few resources for volunteer and foster parent recruitment efforts. This is where Every Child steps in. Since their founding in 2015, they have aimed to provide love, care, and support for vulnerable children and families in Lane County and all across Oregon. Through their efforts, they prevent children from being left without the care, comfort, and safety of a loving home during times of trauma, transition, and uncertainty. For example, their “My NeighbOR” initiative mobilizes caring community members to meet the unique, pressing, and tangible needs of Lane County families. In 2021, they distributed $17,000 in tangible goods to foster children’s needs.
Learn more about Every Child’s work at their website everychildlane.org.
Questions? Send an email to: community-offering@uueugene.org
2022 Community Contributions
November – ShelterCare
October – Hurricane Fiona Relief – $3,621.72
September – National Alliance on Mental Illness – $2,625.45
August – Arc Park – $3,537.21
July – Long Tom Watershed Council – $2,996.48
June – Water for the Warm Springs Reservation – $3,282.09
May – Oregon Natural Desert Association – $2,679.67
April – World Central Kitchen (feeding Ukraine refugees) – $6,102.26
March – Huerto de la Familia – $3,760.93
February – United Way of Lane County/Racial Justice – $2,798.95
January – The Dining Room – $2,904.07
2021 Total Contributions = $25,789.85
December – Guest at Your Table – $2,785.01
(donations over $150 matched by Shelter Rock UU)
November – Rock the Vote – $1,800.01
October – Oregon Community Asylum Network – $2,415.83
September – Oregon Community Foundation for people affected by wildfires – $2,128
August – Ophelia’s Place – $2,213
July – Chinuk Wawa Language Study at Lane Community College – $1,540
June – Willamette Riverkeepers – $1,400
May – RIP Medical Debt – $2,500
April – Faith Community Fund/McKenzie River Trust (Interfaith Earthkeepers) – $2,220
March – PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste) – $3,220
February – Lane Mutual Aid – $1,460
January – Carry It Forward – $2,108
Dec 20 – Relief Nursery – $950
Nov 15 – Customer Relief Funds, EWEB and SUB – $988
Oct 18 – Center for Community Counseling – $750
Sept 20 – Everyone On (internet connectivity) – $525
Aug 16 – SURJ-EF (Showing Up For Racial Justice Education Fund) – $1,345
July 19 – YMCA – $585
June 21 – FOOD for Lane County – $2,050
May 17 – Habitat for Humanity – $886
April 19 – Centro Latino Americano COVID-19 Relief Fund – $3,985
March 15 – Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley – $925
Feb 16 – NW Abortion Access Fund – $1,290.86
Jan 26 – UU Voices for Justice – $968
Dec 15 – Uhlhorn Day Services – $884
Nov 18 – Womenspace (for children’s gifts) – $1,340.46
Oct 20 – Girl Scouts – $1,037
Sept 19 – Blues in the Schools – $1,247.52
Aug 18 – Bethel Farm – $1,042
July 21 – Trauma Healing Project – $1,104.22
June 16 – Little Music Playground (Oregon Mozart Players) – $835
May 19 – The Natives Program – $1,273
April 21 – Trans*Ponder – $,1443.75
March 18 – Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights – $1,636.53
Feb 17 – Back to Back Program (Community Alliance of Lane County) – $1,341.30
Jan 20 – Square One – $1,494
Dec 20 – First Place Night Shelter Program (St Vincent de Paul) – $1,938.22
Nov 18 – Produce Plus – $1,378.36
Oct 14 – League of Women Voters of Lane County – $1,511.97
Sept 16 – School Supply Programs at St Vincent de Paul – $1,703.21
Aug 19 – Shelter Animal Resource Alliance (SARA) – $976.19
July 15 – Imagination Library/Eugene Library Foundation – $730.00
June 17 – Dad’s Program at Willamette Family – $825.76
May 20 – Cascadia Wildlands – $1,333.15
April 22 – UUA’s Ministry for Earth – $1,107.83
March 18 – Eugene Mission Wellness Center – $1,221
Feb 18 – CAHOOTS – $1,314.41
Jan 21 – Positive Community Kitchen – $1,120
Dec 17 – Community Supported Shelters – $1,160
Nov 19 – Occupy Medical – $1,380
Oct 15 – Centro Latino Americano – $1,327.89
Sept 17 – Junction City Local Aid – $875.60
Aug 20 – Cielo de Amor – $1,217.19
July 16 – Center for Community Counseling – $1,034.45
June 18 – Days for Girls Int’l – $847
May 21 – Youth House, St. Vincent de Paul – $1,651.50
April 16 – That’s My Farmer – $1,183
March 19 – Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon – $1,873.72
Feb 19 – Beyond Toxics – $1,242
Jan 15 – Honor The Earth, Native environmental issues – $1,349.56
Dec 15 – Buckley Station sobering services – $1,324.96
Nov 20 – Community Veterinarian Center – $1,122
Oct 2 – Guatemalan Asylum Project – $595
Sept 18 – Refugee Resettlement Coalition of Lane County (through Catholic Community Services) – $1,546.54
August 21 – Grrrlz Rock – $549
July 17 – Common Ground neighborhood garden – $624
June 19 – Eugene Mission to support recovery from its kitchen fire – $843
May 15 – Burrito Brigade – $1,106.52
April 17 – Tribute Offering for Tom Sears’ Project – $3,616.98
March 20 – Vet LIFT at St Vincent de Paul – $1,054.23
Feb 21 – Lane County NAACP – $1,205.00
Jan 17 – Syrian Refugee Relief through UU Service Committee – $1,844.00
December – Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas – $889.00
November – Belly-Full – $1,378.00
October – Long Tom Watershed Council – $748.00
September – Boys and Girls Club – $1,203.00
August – Friendship With Cambodia – $1,126.45
July – Friends of Trees – $640.00
June – Nepal earthquake relief – $1,327.64
May – Grassroots Garden (FOOD for Lane County) – $915.58
April – White Bird Dental Clinic – $1,041.33
March – Nightingale Health Sanctuary – $2,450.57
February – New Roads School (Looking Glass) – $1,110.00
January – Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition – $909.00
Dec – Community Supported Shelters – $1,430.22
Nov – Reality Kitchen – $992.50
Oct – Project Opportunity – $1,318.15
Sept – Lane Senior Support Coalition – $1,000.68
Aug – eLAW – $1,280.60
July – Parenting Now! – $1,150
June – Pro-Bone-O – $849.25
May – Reach Out and Read – $1,213.68
Apr – Aranu’tiq – $2,005.52
Mar – Friends of Buford Park – $1,275.94
Feb – Bags of Love – $1,805.50
Jan – Philippines earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $1,425.56
Dec – Occupy Medical – $1,345.19
Nov – Maya Education Fund – $1,217.60
Oct – CROP Walk – $1,302.55
Sept – InStove – $1,910.75
Aug – Breakfast Program, First Christian Church in Eugene – $1,040.21
July – Sexual Assault Support Services – $950.80
June – Opportunity Village – $1,055.32
May – Station 7 (Looking Glass) – $1,476.15
Apr – none; Music Sunday
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,327.24
Feb – Autism Rocks – $1,400+
Jan – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – $1,334.17
Dec – First Place Family Center (St Vincent dePaul) – $1,724.80
Nov – The Dining Place (FOOD for Lane County) – $1,040
Oct – Cascade Raptor Center – $1,095.70
Sept – Looking Glass – $1,570.80
Aug – MECCA – $1,338.65
July – Juvental FACETA/Amigos – $852.31
June – Community Center for Counseling – $746
May – No offering; church was moving to new location
Apr – Long Way Home – $808.50
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,466.15
Feb – ShelterCare – $1,517.30
Jan – NAACP of Lane County/ACT SO – $1,501
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,033.31
Nov – Hosea Youth Services – $1,493.76
Oct – Willamette Family – $1,185.71
Sept – HIV Alliance – $955.55
Aug – UUA Service Committee – $1,067
July – Nearby Nature – $715.26
June – Sponsors (women’s program) – $752.50
May – Committed Partners for Youth – $1,161.78
Apr – City of Refuge – $2,214.50
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,075.25
Feb – Haiti earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $1,898.20
Jan – Homeless Connect – $1,632
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,335.55
Nov – Egan Warming Center – $1,332.80
Oct – Oregon Chapter, Alzheimer’s Foundation – $1,497.10
Sept – Community Mediation- $1,270.60
Aug – MIUSA – $828
July – Blues in the Schools – $932.61
June – Stove Project – $748.50
May – Cascadia Wildlands – $1,140.82
Apr – That’s My Farmer – $1,589.07
Mar – Relief Nursery – $1,649.86
Feb – Kids for Kids (Darfur) – $1,637.54
Jan – Haiti earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $3,703.91
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,296.81
Nov – Homeless Connect – $1,727.80
Oct – Sexual Assault Support Services – $1,744.91
Sept – Community Alliance of Lane County – $2,376.97
Aug – Cascade Medical Team – $1,087
July – The Arc of Lane County – $822.57
June – New Hope Cambodia – $1,434
May – Doulas for Teens – $1,166.60
Apr – That’s My Farmer – $1,373.50
Mar – Healing Harvest – $1,568.01
Feb – Next Step Recycling – $2,169.70
Jan – Huerto de la Familia – $2,134.60
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,382.50
Nov – Centro Latino Americano – $1,425.31
Oct – Start Making a Reader Today – $1,412.15
Sept – School Garden Project – $1,444.20
Aug – Senior Connections – $1,148
July – Camp UKanDu – $980.44
June – That’s My Farmer – $1,180.07
May – Station 7 (Looking Glass) – $1,594.47
Apr – Lane Community College/Women in Transition – $1,819.08
Mar – Lane County Darfur Committee – $2,730
Feb – Community Alliance of Lane County – $1,708.04
Jan – Guest At Your Table (UUA Service Committee) – $1,645.33
Dec – First Place (St Vincent dePaul; rain gear for preschoolers) – $1,764.69
Nov – Sponsors – $2,272
Oct – LGBTQ support group – $1,447.58
Sept – Laurel Hill Center – $1,995.23
Aug – Breaking Away – $778.50
July – ACCHORD Music Mentorship – $738.83
June – Habitat for Humanity – $983.50
May – LEAD – $1,577.15
Apr – Center for Community Counseling – $1,589.22
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,438
Feb – Court Appointed Special Advocates – $1,435.81
Jan – Network for Reproductive Options – $1,362.95
Dec – Committed Partners for Youth – $1,358.90
Nov – Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving Dinner – $1,418.09
Oct – Grassroots Garden (FOOD for Lane County – $1,860.43
Aug and Sept – No collection
July – Hosea Youth – $965
June – First Place Family Shelter (St Vincent dePaul) – $1,336.74
May – Womenspace – $1,244.73
Apr (launch of program) – Birth To Three – $1,472.99