Shared Collection
Each month, our congregation shares half the collection with an organization doing good work in the world or our local community. Members nominate and then vote on nine recipients, our children and youth select one, our Social Justice Associates select one, and one is left to the discretion of the minister(s) - often allocated to unforeseen emergent needs, such as natural disasters or humanitarian relief. Voting for April through March support organizations is held in February of each year.
2024 Organizations
January 2024: Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-new-england) - $1,650.39
February 2024: Footprints Food Pantry (https://www.footprintsfoodpantry.org/) - $1,712.60
March 2024: Joan G. Lovering Health Center (https://joangloveringhealthcenter.org/ - $1,942.79
April 2024: Seacoast Pathways (https://granitepathwaysnh.org/seacoast-pathways/)
May 2024: NAMI New Hampshire (https://www.naminh.org/)
June 2024: South Church Immigrant Support Fund
July 2024: Leadership's Choice of Organization - TBD
August 2024: Crossroads House (https://www.crossroadshouse.org/)
September 2024: Gather (https://www.gathernh.org/)
October 2024: Children and Youth of South Church's Choice of Organization - TBD
November 2024: Families First (https://getcommunityhealth.org/contact/families-first/)
December 2024: Social Justice Associate's Choice of Organization - TBD
January 2025: Joan G. Lovering Health Center (https://joangloveringhealthcenter.org/)
February 2025: Black Lives Matter New Hampshire (https://blmnh.org/)
March 2025: Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth (https://www.womenaidportsmouth.org/)
2023 Organizations
January 2023: Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-new-england) - $1,436.91
February 2023: Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (https://blackheritagetrailnh.org) - $1,711.24
March 2023: Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth (https://womenaidportsmouth.org) - $1,725.24
April 2023: Dover Children's Home (https://doverchildrenshome.org/) - $1,897.09
May 2023: Seacoast Pathways (https://granitepathwaysnh.org/seacoast-pathways/) - $1,366.83
June 2023: Immigrant and Refugee Support Group (https://nhcucc.org/conference-ministries/immigration-mission-group) - $1,780.43
July 2023: National Alliance for Mental Illness - NH Division (https://www.naminh.org) - $1,474.15
August 2023: Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki (https://www.cowasuck.org/) and Wabanaki Reach (https://www.wabanakireach.org/) - $1,531.33 (split between the two organizations)
September 2023: Gather (https://www.gathernh.org) - $1,627.27
October 2023: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (https://www.uusc.org/) - $1,465.61
November 2023: Seacoast Family Promise (https://www.seacoastfamilypromise.org) - $1,794.20
December 2023: Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (https://blackheritagetrailnh.org) - $1,727.05
2022 Organizations (Partial List)
September 2022: Gather (https://www.gathernh.org/) - $1,534.64
October 2022: Team Seacoast (https://secure.givelively.org/teams/ascentria-care-alliance/help-afghan-families/team-seacoast-nst) - $1,903.50
November 2022: Black Lives Matter Seacoast; chosen by the youth in Religious Education (https://blmseacoast.com) - $2,684.53
December 2022: National Alliance for Mental Illness - NH (https://www.naminh.org) - $2,352.17