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Outreach 2009 |
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First Sunday Outreach
Since January 2006, Heritage Church has given its collection take on the first Sunday of each month to a chosen charitable organization. Since then, Heritage has given over $30,000 to worthy charities.
Beginning in October 2008, Heritage began donating the collections taken on both the first and third Sundays of the month. Below is a list of organizations that we have contributed to in 2009.
To learn more about how Outreach Collection recipients are selected or to select a charitable organization for consideration, please contact the Social Action Committee. |
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January 2009 1st Sunday |
The Salvation Army/Duke Energy HeatShare Program |
$409.82 |
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The Salvation Army/Duke Energy HeatShare Program provides one-time fuel assistance to families in need from mid-January until May. This program reaches folks who do not necessarily qualify for government assistance programs and those who would not normally need assistance, but for a sudden crisis or emergency. All funds are forwarded to and administered by The Salvation Army. |
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January 2009 3rd Sunday |
The James Sauls Homeless Shelter in Batavia |
$400.00 |
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With the frigid temperatures we've been experiencing, the thought of being homeless in such weather is horrifying. And yet, homeless shelters throughout the region are full to capacity and turning folks away. The James Sauls Shelter in Batavia is no exception. This shelter has recently expanded from a 17-bed capacity, crumbling double-wide trailer to a new 4500-square foot facility that houses 37 people. Now, more than ever, this extra capacity is needed, but expansion costs and ever-growing need has strapped their budget. |
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February 2009 1st Sunday |
Kicks For Kids |
$436.50 |
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The primary goal of Kicks For Kids (KFK) is to provide area children at risk with opportunities to pursue their dreams. Made available to children who are challenged mentally, physically or by the environment in which they live, these opportunities are provided through the organization’s interactive programs, by fulfilling the special requests of several youths, and through a collaborative effort with other local kids’ organizations. |
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February 2009 3rd Sunday |
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center |
$329.00 |
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February is Black History Month and this organization within our own community is a National jewel that not only helps us remember our country's history with slavery but continues to work to abolish slavery in modern America and around the world. |
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March 2009 1st Sunday |
Human Rights Campaign Foundation |
$420.50 |
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Through research, educational efforts and outreach, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation encourages gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans to live their lives openly and seeks to change the hearts and minds of Americans to the side of equality. Programs funded in part or in full through the HRC Foundation include: The HRC Coming Out Project; The HRC Family Project, The HRC Historically Black Colleges and Universities Outreach Program, The HRC Religion and Faith Program, The HRC Research Center, and The HRC Workplace Project. |
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March 2009 3rd Sunday |
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children |
$772.60 |
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This donation is made in loving memory of Esme Kenney from our sister congregation, St. John’s Unitarian Universalist. The NCMEC mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. |
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April 2009 1st Sunday |
Interfaith Hospitality Network |
$457.00 |
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The IHN program brings shelter, meals, and support services to families without homes. IHNs are a cost-efficient, effective, and replicable community response to family homelessness. Because they make use of existing community resources, they can be implemented quickly, without major start-up costs. IHN programs vary from community to community, reflecting local needs and resources. |
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April 2009 3rd Sunday |
Cincinnati Nature Center |
$362.00 |
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Cincinnati Nature Center’s mission is to “inspire passion for nature and promote environmentally responsible choices through experience, education, and stewardship to ensure a sustainable future”. Today, Cincinnati Nature Center's two sites, Rowe Woods and Long Branch Farm & Trails, comprise over 1,600 acres of irreplaceable natural and agricultural land, making it one of the top 10 nature centers in the country. |
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May 2009 1st Sunday |
Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP) |
$554.06 |
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Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP) was founded in 1999 in response to spray-painted swastikas and hate literature distributed to the homes of Anderson-area families. With a mission to affirm the dignity and value of all people, GAPP is committed to the work of peace building as essential for community life. Through ongoing activities GAPP seeks “to transform silence and lethargy into visible acceptance of others by actively confronting intolerance and replacing it with acts which promote peace.” |
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May 2009 3rd Sunday |
Point Foundation, The National LGBT Scholarship Fund |
$300.49 |
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Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring, leadership training and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Point recognizes that individuals may be socially marginalized or even abandoned by family, friends and society because of their sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. Yet these lives should not be further disadvantaged as they prepare for the future. |
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June 2009 1st Sunday |
Puppies Behind Bars |
$434.00 |
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Puppies Behind Bars trains prison inmates to raise puppies to be service dogs for the disabled and explosive detection canines for law enforcement. The puppies live in prison with their inmate raisers from the age of eight weeks to twenty months. To date, PBB has successfully raised 79 guide dogs, 199 explosive detection canines (including a few personnel/suicide bomber detection dogs) and 17 service dogs that have gone to serve wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and special needs children. Through their work, inmates give and receive unconditional love, take on extraordinary responsibility and embrace opportunities to contribute to society rather than take from it - all while they prepare for their lives post-incarceration. |
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June 2009 3rd Sunday |
Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Cincinnati Chapter |
$587.00 |
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With a mission “to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health”, the Cincinnati Chapter serves a 27-county area in Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana and provides a variety of services including a professionally staffed Helpline, a family support group network and educational programs for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. |
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July 2009 1st Sunday |
American Forests |
$237.00 |
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American Forests, the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization, was founded in 1875 by citizens concerned about the waste and abuse of the nation’s forests. The organization is proud of its historic roots in the development of America’s conservation movement and proud of the new approaches they have developed to help people improve the environment in the 21st Century. Action is the focus of major campaigns such as "Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration" and "Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit," which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees. |
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July 2009 3rd Sunday |
Building Blocks for Kids |
$348.00 |
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Building Blocks for Kids (BB4K) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with health-related needs that are unmet through traditional means by offering grants, referrals, and alternative resources. Examples of assistance include specialized beds, wheelchairs, hear ing aids, strollers and therapies that are otherwise cost-prohibitive for the parents/guardians. Founded in January 2003, Building Blocks has given assistance to more than 150 individual children. |
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August 2009 1st Sunday |
MARCC - The Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati |
$319.45 |
www.marcconline.com |
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MARCC is a Coalition, a way of enabling 17 Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim, and Protestant Judicatories to work together on a few, agreed-upon, local social Concerns to make life better for people in metropolitan Cincinnati. Through the UU Council, Heritage is part of MARCC and its work in our community. |
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August 2009 3rd Sunday |
Standing On the Side of Love Campaign |
$329.00 |
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Standing on the Side of Love is a public advocacy campaign, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association, promoting respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Standing on the Side of Love will confront exclusion, oppression and violence based on identity. All people, not just Unitarian Universalists, are invited to stand, speak, worship, march, roll, and live on the side of the love. |
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September 2009 1st Sunday |
Childhood Food Solutions |
$308.00 |
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With a mission to “develop solutions for childhood food insecurity that can be applied in a community, tested for effectiveness and duplicated in other communities”, Childhood Food Solutions’ work is currently focused on zip code 45225, an area of high poverty, high crime and hungry, food-insecure children, where they supply “weekend sacks” of food to approx. 450 children and winter/spring break food for about 1000 children. |
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September 2009 3rd Sunday |
Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati |
$424.51 |
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“The Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati champions the development of literacy in the individual, the family, the workplace, the school, and the community by raising awareness, improving access, and serving as a catalyst for literacy efforts.” They serve eight counties in the tri-state region. |
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October 2009 1st Sunday |
Association Sunday |
$347.00 |
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Join together to support the UUA in the third annual Association Sunday. This is an opportunity to connect our outreach efforts with our wider UU community to promote and support social action projects. |
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October 2009 3rd Sunday |
Radio Reading Service(Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired) |
$401.12 |
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This service allows visually impaired listeners to hear daily broadcasts of local newspapers and magazines with a special radio receiver. CAB broadcasts 24 hours a day including more than 7 hours of daily news from local newspapers and periodicals. Popular programs are the front page news, grocery store ads, obituaries, and editorials. |
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November 2009 1st Sunday |
Inter Parish Ministry (IPM) |
$872.00 |
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This marks the first collection of a six-month relationship with Inter Parish Ministry, located in Newtown, OH. Their mission is “to provide food, clothing and other communal support to those in need and to empower clients with information, support and services to improve their lives.” They provide a food and clothing pantry, mentoring and referrals. Information on these and other services can be found on their website |
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November 2009 3rd Sunday |
Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) |
$721.00 |
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OJPC is a non-profit law office that works for productive, statewide reform of the criminal justice system by: · Promoting rehabilitation of incarcerated people; · Enabling them to successfully reintegrate into the community; Eliminating racial disparities in the Criminal Justice system. |
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December 2009 1st Sunday |
Inter Parish Ministry (IPM) |
$473.25 |
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This will be the second donation in our six-month relationship with Inter Parish Ministry. Their mission is “to provide food, clothing and other communal support to those in need and to empower clients with information, support and services to improve their lives.” This month our ongoing relationship includes weekly donations of food and toiletry items and our yearly “Shoeboxes for Shelters” collection. |
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December 2009 3rd Sunday |
The Barton Center |
$445.00 |
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On this last Outreach Collection for 2009, we celebrate a different Christmas baby, Clara Barton. In 1921, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of this famous humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, the Women's National Missionary Association of the Universalist Church purchased her home in Massachusetts and in 1925 a "fresh air camp" for inner-city youths was opened to honor Clara Barton, herself a Universalist. Today this camp still thrives as one of the largest, independent camping and educational programs in the country dedicated to children who live with diabetes and the people who care for them. Their mission is: To improve the lives of children with insulin-dependent diabetes through education, recreation, and support programs which inspire and empower. |
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