Announcements
[This is the Announcements page. Also see the Upcoming Events page.]
Share the Plate with Fools Mission on August 16
August 13, 2026Fools Mission was founded in 2010 with the vision of building bridges between privileged and immigrant families on the Peninsula. Our approach is to rely on friendship and community as an alternative to “caseloads”. We support each other through times of happiness and tragedy, good ...more...Share The Plate with Domini Hoskins Black History Museum and Learning Center on July 19
July 15, 2026“Grandma, have any Black people besides Martin Luther King Jr accomplished anything?” Domini asked his grandmother Carolyn Hoskins years ago during Black History Month. With the mission of showcasing the achievements of Black Americans, Carolyn went to work to answer him. She gathered sports memorabilia ...more...Share the Plate with the Center for Common Ground on June 21
June 19, 2026This month’s Share the Plate recipient is the Center for Common Ground. Their goal is to educate and empower voters of color in voter suppression states. This has become even more important since the Supreme Court gutted section 2 of the Voting Rights Act with their decision ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 25 June 2026
June 11, 2026Click here to view the PDF Filemore...Share The Plate Recipients for 2026-2027
May 18, 2026Each year since 2006, UUFRC has dedicated a monthly “Share the Plate” Sunday offering to a non-profit organization selected by the Fellowship. The following 10 organizations were selected for 2026 – 2027: Canopy (Beth Harrison on behalf of UUFRC’s Climate Justice Action group) Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse ...more...Choose your favorite recipients for next year’s monthly Share the Plate offerings!
April 29, 2026Each month UUFRC dedicates one “Share the Plate” Sunday offering to a non-profit group selected by the Fellowship. For the 12 available slots, ten are voted on by the congregation, one is Minister’s Choice and one is for Emergency Collections. We have 14 nominees for ...more...Share the Plate with Sonrisas Dental Health on April 19
April 15, 2026This week’s Share the Plate recipient is Sonrisas Dental Health. Access to quality, affordable, equitable health care is the foundation for a healthy community, yet much of the progress made over decades on health care for the most vulnerable stands to be undone because of recent cuts ...more...Nominate Candidates for UUFRC Share the Plate by Sunday, April 26
March 29, 2026Are you looking to raise the profile of your favorite charity? The Social Action Committee will hold an election in May to choose 10 organizations to receive a ‘Share the Plate’ collection in the coming year: July 2026 through June 2027. To be eligible for Share The ...more...Share the Plate with CORA on February 15
February 11, 2026February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. CORA will be therecipient for our February Share the Plate Offering. Jennifer Kozicki, arepresentative from CORA, will join us to discuss CORA’s services andhow they help survivors of domestic violence in our community. Intimate partner abuse affects our entire ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 24 February 2026
February 6, 2026Click here to view the PDF filemore...Embodying Resilience
January 23, 2026Two film screenings and community discussion Join the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City Social Action Committee for a weekend film festival celebrating the strength and resilience of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. Saturday and Sunday, February 7 and 8Unitarian Universalist Fellowship2124 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City Sing Sing: ...more...Share the Plate with Sequoia High School Dream Club on January 18
January 14, 2026Our collection on Sunday, Jan 18th, will be donated to Sequoia High School Dream Club’s college scholarship fund through our Share-the-Plate program. This money is vital because undocumented students are shut out of many financial aid possibilities and these funds helps them continue their educations after ...more...Share the Plate with Kara on November 16
November 11, 2025November’s Share-the-Plate recipient is Kara, a counseling and grief education organization that helps people reclaim lives of peace and meaning following the death of a loved one. Each year, Kara serves approximately 6000 people in the greater Bay Area, offering one-on-one counseling, more than 60 specialized ...more...Social Action Volunteer Opportunities
October 16, 2025https://www.uufrc.org/justice/social-action/current-social-action-volunteer-opportunities-2-hour-events/more...Share the Plate with Faith In Action Bay Area on October 19
October 15, 2025Faith in Action Bay Area is a network of congregations and community leaders working to uphold the dignity of all people. We develop shared leadership, promote civic engagement, and lift up our faith values in order to confront power and transform systems. Faith in Action ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 23 October 2025
October 1, 2025Click here to view the PDF filemore...Share the Plate with Upward Scholars on September 21
September 19, 2025Upward Scholars promotes economic mobility and access to quality career pathways for adult immigrants from low-income households by helping them continue their education in community college, obtain higher-paying jobs, and serve as role models and advocates for their children and our community. The organization serves students ...more...Can Belonging Be Built?
September 1, 2025Our monthly theme for September of Building Belonging is challenging, especially the “building” part. How do we build a greater sense of belonging to a community for ourselves and others? There are many ways to build barriers to belonging for others and myself. Humans can ...more...Share the Plate with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley on August 17
August 14, 2025Second Harvest Food Bank is our Share-the-Plate recipient for August. Second Harvest is committed to doing whatever it takes to end hunger in our community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with ...more...San Quentin Media Lab
August 5, 2025From the San Quentin Media Lab: “Inside Voices, Stories from Behind Bars.” 6:30pm, September 27, in the UUFRC Sanctuary. Join us for an unforgettable night of short films made “inside” San Quentin by artists Dante D. Jones and Brian Asey Gonsoulin that capture raw, personal ...more...