Racial Justice Outreach and Donations

Feeling that we wanted to thank our program presenters in a meaningful way, we decided that we would donate to an organization that is doing good work related to their topic:

  • $150 donation to: Christian Aftercare Ministries in Manchester, NH in honor of Cheryl Dean and Alice Richards who participated in a Racial Justice program on incarceration.
  • $150 donation to the Innocence Project of NYC in honor of exonerated inmate Termaine Hicks and Chaplain Russ Gates who participated in a Racial Justice conversation on incarceration.
  • Cookies baked by Sunday School and mailed to Dismas Home in Manchester, NH for formerly incarcerated women, and to men in two halfway houses in Ohio. 
  • Shower of Love” collection.  Sunday School students packed six large diaper bags overflowing with useful items donated for new moms and babies in their Zoom session on Sunday morning. 
  • In honor of Eva Castillo sharing her time and expertise with us, a $250 donation was made to the NH Conference UCC Bond and Support Fund was made.
  • Alex Marquez designated Mikva Challenge for a $100 donation in his honor. Mikva Challenge reaches out to under-resourced communities and schools to create a stronger, more inclusive democracy. 
  • Rebecca Fletcher’s $100 donation was sent to Black Girls Smile a nonprofit that aims to eliminate racial disparities by empowering young Black girls through mental health literacy programs, therapy scholarship funds and more.
  • John Around Him’s $150 donation was designated for Thunder Valley CDC on the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD. This is a grassroots development organization that seeks to increase the community’s ability to flourish through housing, education and youth leadership, social enterprise and workforce development.

  • In appreciation of the Drs. Johnson and Fine’s presentation on May 11 – The FCCW RJSC sent a donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center.    The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the U.S. and exposes their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public. In addition to this important work fighting hate and seeking justice, the SPLC’s program Learning for Justice (Formerly called Teaching for Tolerance) provides free resources to caregivers, educators and other community based practitioners who work with children from kindergarten through high school.