Families have a right to be free from internal and external violence. Familes have a right to basic economic security, with decent meals and a decent place to live. Children have a right to be wanted in their family. Children and adults have the right to an education to help them develop to their potential. Families have a right to have time to care for each other.
Families have the right to emotional and social support from the community.
The elderly have the right to remain a part of their family. Individuals have the right to define their own family. Individuals in a family have the right to be loved and cared for, and the responsibility to love and care for others in the family. It's great to see people networking to welcome UU students as they move to new areas. I also wanted to comment that, as a raised-UU young adult, I really felt abandoned by my religion when I left home for college, and stopped going to church for six years.