Social justice is one of the principles upon which Unitarian Universalism is based. The areas of service that we are currently concentrating on are:I-HELP/Shelter Plus (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program) provides dinner and overnight housing for 20 homeless men at the church on the second Sunday each month. Shelter Plus maintains a 16 bed facility in Seaside that provides shelter and services to women and their children experiencing homelessness. ihelpshelter@uucmp.org
LEAP (Literacy Early Action Project) will partner with the Panetta Institute Monterey Reads Program in recruiting volunteers to serve the children and learn about the enormous problems and potential solutions to literacy failings in Monterey County. leap@uucmp.org
Legislative Ministry works to assemble as many people as necessary to conduct educational forums and letter writing and telephone campaigns for legislation supported by the California Unitarian Universalist Ministry. Current issues include health care reform, marriage equality and climate change/water justice. legislativeministry@uucmp.org
Restorative Justice Partners Education & Mentoring Project will educate our congregation about the principles of restorative justice. This is a means of helping offenders recognize the harms they have done and urge them to make amends as possible. This accountability is better for victims, better for society, and better for offenders. An important goal is to train volunteers from the congregation as mediators for the Restorative Justice Partner's Victim/Offender Mediation (VORP), Merchant Accountability Panel (MAP), and Victim Impact Programs.
Peace Coalition of Monterey County, of which UUCMP is a founding member, is a coalition consisting of community organizations dedicated to finding peaceful solution to local and world problems. Peace and Justice Calendar
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