Many in our congregation are members and receive the UUSC newsletters and literature. Promise the Children is a UUSC project committed to combatting childhood poverty through statewide networks of volunteers, congregational partnerships and coalitions with allied organizations. Ours is the host church for the central NJ network. Members of UU congregations from Montclair to Cherry Hill meet in the Founders' Room on 4 Saturday mornings to decide on projects and strategies for effective advocacy. Documenting the effects of new welfare legislation on children in poverty has been an ongoing project.
All meetings are open.
Watch Skylights for dates and agendas. Our congregants seek solutions to social and economic problems by participating in advocacy and political action. This includes public forums, letters, leaflets, petitions, phone calls, meetings with elected officials, demonstrations, press releases, and webpage notes. The work is a direct expression of our personal and denominational values. Typically, a task force will initiate an issue campaign by gathering and sharing information and by suggesting strategies for congregational involvement.