UUCC “Sweet on Recycling”
UUCC joins the Cuyahoga Solid Waste District in their “Sweet on Recycling Campaign”. Here at UUCC we offer recycling for Paper and Food Waste in our parking lot, inside the … Continue reading UUCC “Sweet on Recycling”
Category: Justice
PRIMARY category for news posts about or impacting UUCC justice work within the congregation and out in the external community
Support FDR 8th Graders DC Trip!
FDR Partners. UUCC has an important relationship with FDR Academy, a PreK-8th Grade school in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood.
Pretrial Support Team Next Steps and Additional Training
Last Sunday twenty-five amazing people from all over our community gathered to hear Jessica Ireland, senior manager at the Center for Effective Public Policy, present updates and do an introductory … Continue reading Pretrial Support Team Next Steps and Additional Training
UUCC Caregiver Read Along Group: “How to Raise an Antiracist”
What: Asynchronous Read Along Group (participate in online discussions in your own time) Book: How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (podcast and interview with the author about this book) When: … Continue reading UUCC Caregiver Read Along Group: “How to Raise an Antiracist”
Pleasantly surprised! My experience as a Navigator.
Pleasantly surprised! My experience as Pretrial Support Volunteer Navigator.Wondering what I might be getting myself into, I signed up to volunteer as a Pretrial Support Navigator, a new UUCC ministry … Continue reading Pleasantly surprised! My experience as a Navigator.
My Pretrial Support Notes from the Field
As a Navigator on UUCC’s Pretrial Support Team, I have had the pleasure of working with two men referred to us by the Public Defender’s Office. The first man was … Continue reading My Pretrial Support Notes from the Field
Rewarding Experience for Pretrial Support!
Most of us (maybe all of us) were a little anxious to contact our first client for the Pretrial Support Team. What we found was that each person was happy … Continue reading Rewarding Experience for Pretrial Support!
Pretrial Success Stories
What an incredible start for our team of abolitionists! We continue to be incredibly successful in our work as 100% of all closed cases have resulted in zero jail or … Continue reading Pretrial Success Stories
Yard Clean Up Success!
Neither rain nor cloudy day in Slavic Village could stay the Pretrial Support Team from the swift completion of our duties last weekend. With 19 volunteers we were able to … Continue reading Yard Clean Up Success!
Pretrial Success!
We have been incredibly successful in our work to date with 100% of closed cases resulting in zero prison time for our clients. Join our team as a Volunteer Navigator … Continue reading Pretrial Success!