Partners We Support

The AUUC Outreach Collection Program provides us a way to provide financial support as a congregation to organizations that put into practice our UU principles. It allows us to deepen relationships/partnerships with organizations with which AUUC individuals or groups are connected and develop new connections.

As part of its overall mission, the Social Justice Committee annually requests nominations of organizations from the congregation and oversees the selection of 12 recipients of special monthly collections to benefit a wide range of worthwhile nonprofit organizations, at the same time educating the congregation about their contributions to the local and regional community.

Donate online or mail your check payable to AUUC with the organization named in the memo line to Accotink UU Church, 10125 Lakehaven Court, Burke, VA 22015.

AUUC Outreach Collection Recipients 2025–2026

 

Month Recipients Function & Beneficiaries AUUC Coordinators / Sponsors
July Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Dedicated and trained volunteers advocate for the best interests of each abused & neglected child referred to CASA by the court, ensuring each child’s needs are addressed & a safe home found. Ed K.
August Virginians Organized for interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE) Coalition of ~50 NOVA faith communities and civic organizations uniting people to take action on key issues related to affordable housing, mental health crisis centers. Suzy P., Chris S., Pat B., Rev Lev
September Beacon House Provides afterschool education, organized sports, & mentoring to 400 youth, helping close the achievement gap for low-income children and teens in Northeast D.C Nancy D.
October  Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) Coalition of UU churches in the DC region and across U.S., organized to advocate for policy in support of UU values & social justice issues at the federal level, leading Write Here, Write Now. John P.
November Monacan Nation Food Bank

 

 With dignity, serves nutritional needs of the Monacans, descendants of the Manahoac Tribe, original inhabitants of No.VA, many of whom experience food insecurity. Sheilah D.

 
December Just Neighbors Provides compassionate legal assistance to low-income immigrants including Dreamers, asylum seekers, refugees in No. VA to obtain documentation. Judy U.
January Homestretch Empowers homeless parents (many single moms) with children to succeed: attain permanent housing, self-sufficiency; provides skills, knowledge, and hope. John P.
February Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources (OAR) NoVA

 

 Rebuilds lives and creates a safer community with opportunities, alternatives, and resources for justice-involved individuals and their families, breaking the cycle of crime. Dotty S.

Racial Justice Committee / Joe T.
March National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) No VA Serves individuals, family members, and friends affected by mental health challenges through education, support, advocacy, and collaboration with community partners. AUUC Youth

 
April Transgender Education Association (TGEA)

 

 Serves the needs and interests of all the people in the gender community, providing a support system, peer counseling, and educational resources. True Accotink Colors (TAC) / Kate H.
May Mamatoto Village Provides accessible perinatal support services and care to Black womxn and their families, providing solutions that impact maternal health and create career pathways. Racial Justice Committee / Joe T.
June A Farm Less Ordinary Provides meaningful employment in a welcoming community for people with developmental & intellectual disabilities, using organic methods to grow vegetables. Debbie C.
July Ethiopian Community Development Council Works with organizations across U.S. to assist refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine, et al., with resettlement, in finding housing, employment, education, ESL classes. Dale H.

Collections Archive

Since the beginning of AUUC’s outreach program in September 2001, our members and friends have donated $333,400.67 to 86 different non-profit organizations. All of us have learned about the remarkable work these organizations contribute to the community. Several from AUUC now serve as volunteers with these partner groups.

Thank you to our members and friends who have contributed $20,844.09 to the twelve nonprofit organizations selected by the congregation in 2024-25. Thanks also to the many, many dedicated sponsors who nominated these organizations and did the publicity for each collection over the last 23 years!

You can see lists of organizations AUUC supported in the past on the Outreach Collections Archive page.