Our justice efforts are grounded in our congregationally-driven social justice statements and our call to break down divisions, heal isolation, and honor the interconnectedness of all life and all justice issues. We model these commitments by creating just, welcoming, and inclusive congregations. We act in partnership with groups and communities most impacted by injustice on local, state, national, and international levels.
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Harbor a Haitian harrisburg
Harbor a Haitian Harrisburg is a group of members of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg that have been supporting a young man and his family through a dire humanitarian crisis in Haiti over the past few months. In an effort to raise awareness and funds for this family, we invite you to review the campaign we have created with the aid of the FaithifyUU team. FaithifyUU is a crowdfunding platform supported by the UUA.
Wendjy, a 24-year-old man from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, takes care of his mother and two younger brothers amid the city’s deteriorating conditions marked by gang violence and economic hardships. Forced to flee their home due to escalating violence, they now live in a small storage room. Loss of income has left them struggling for basic necessities like food, water and medical attention.
Hope for a better future lies in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Humanitarian Parole program – a program intended to expedite requests for resettlement in the USA. A sponsor from the church is currently helping Wendjy through the process.
Immediate needs include funds for essentials, while long-term goals involve supporting Wendjy’s journey to the USA, aiding his family in Haiti, and eventually bringing them here to join him.
Wendjy’s resilience and dedication to his family highlight their deservingness of support for a chance at a better life.
Power to the Hill
P2H encourages and sustains expanded voter engagement, alongside active citizenship, in Allison Hill.
Social Justice
UCH Roundtable serves to share information and act on social justice issues. We work with other UUs across Pennsylvania through UUJusticePA, our PA statewide advocacy organization. UUJPA teams include: good government, climate change, economic justice, reproductive justice, criminal justice reform, gun violence prevention, and LGBTQ+ justice. UUJPA team meetings are held monthly on zoom.
Actions include Sunday post-carding, Sunday social justice services, attending rallies, and attending lobby meetings with our legislators. Partners include: March on Harrisburg (anti-corruption), Education Voters, Citizens Climate Lobby, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice, Fair Districts PA, Better Path Coalition, Poor Peoples Campaign, and Dauphin County Bail Team.
Adopt a Highway
UCH volunteers pick up litter through a stretch of Lindle Road near the church. They do so three times a year, with PennDOT supplying bags, vests, and gloves.
