Sunday Collections at UUCR

Share the Plate for October 5th & 12th

Upcounty Hub

This week, our Share the Plate partner is the Upcounty Hub, a non-profit organization celebrating its fifth year of operations. The Hub lives by the central principle that “we rise by lifting others.”  The Hub provides food and other essentials to families without regard to citizenship status, documented need, or other pre-conditions.  Its goal is to connect the most vulnerable and impoverished Montgomery County populations with fundamental, culturally competent resources.

From a modest beginning in 2020 serving 23 families, the Hub has grown to distribute over 30,000 pounds of food and other essentials to more than 1300 families each week.  Through its Social Services Division, the Hub’s outreach expands from food supply to case management and connecting people with basic resources such as rental housing assistance, primary care physicians, free Covid testing, vaccinations, childhood immunizations, and other social and health care services.

The Hub operates drive-through food distribution centers at centralized locations throughout Upper Montgomery County where people can pick up packages of food and other essentials without paperwork or qualification.  The Hub’s network of volunteers also provides deliveries to those who lack transportation access.  Largely because of its basic philosophy of inclusive service with no barriers, the Hub has become a model that has been replicated multiple times throughout Montgomery County.

As you are willing and able, please join in supporting Upcounty Hub. 

First Sunday Food Drive

Manna Food Center

Help support UUCR's program to reduce food insecurity in Montgomery County by bringing canned food items on October 5th for our monthly food drive for Manna Food Center!

Please bring one or more non-perishable foods that we'll donate to Manna Food Center  for local distribution.  Any and all donations are valued and welcome (no glass containers, please).  Collection bins are in UUCR's lobby off the courtyard entrance and outside the sanctuary doors. 

Thousands of families in Montgomery County don't have enough food to eat and turn to food pantries for support. Our local pantries are struggling to keep up with the rising demand and need community support.  Let's all pitch in and help as we can! Thank you!