Justice

Peace, Justice, and Sustainability

Unitarian Universalism is a justice-centered religion. We continue our tradition of conscience and action guided by our Action Council.

UUCPA Action Council

  • The mission of the UUCPA Action Council is to empower the congregation to take action for social and environmental justice in the larger community, in accordance with our Unitarian Universalist principles and our congregational commitment to transforming ourselves, each other, and the world.
  • We have been affirmed as a Welcoming Congregation by the UUA.
  • UUCPA is accredited by the UUA as a Green Sanctuary Congregation.

Justice Partners

Each month the Church supports a Justice Partner by donating one offering per month of non-pledge offerings at the Sunday services.  Justice Partners are proposed for each year via the Action Council and approved by the Congregation at each year’s Annual Meeting in April.

The church also supports LifeMoves, an organization dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness in Silicon Valley, by donating the entire Christmas Eve service(s) collection to them.

This Month’s Justice Partner

The Justice Partner for October is Pathwise

Pathwise is Palo Alto’s only free, non-profit, after-school enrichment program for less-resourced and historically underrepresented middle school students. They serve middle school students in the Palo Alto Unified School District, including low-income, housing insecure, first generation, foster youth, English Language Learners and students belonging to historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. We train high school students to mentor the middle school students.

Pathwise services are located on each middle school campus, offering social-emotional learning (SEL), academic support, and near-peer mentoring in a safe, welcoming space.  They extend that support to families through parent education, school guidance, and advocacy.

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