Faith in the Face of Disaster: UU Response to Hurricane Katrina
UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Panel
UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Update: At the end of 2006, the relief fund has received $3,622,250, thanks to the matching grant offered by the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock. Thank you for your generosity! To date, $2,366,387 has been spent to directly serve those in need. How to Make a Donation to the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund |
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| The Gulf Coast Relief Panel with leaders of the Community UU Church of New Orleans |
October 20, 2005: Update on the work of the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Panel
The UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Panel will make decisions on the distribution of funds from the Relief Fund. Panel members are:
Eunice Benton, District Executive, UUA's Mid-South District
Rev. Steve J. Crump, Sr. Minister, Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Rebecca Cureau, New Orleans native and long-term member of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, LA
Atema Eclai, Director of Programs, UU Service Committee
Rev. Anne Odin Heller, Interim District Executive, UUA's Southwest District
Rev. Jacqueline Luck, Minister, UU Church of Jackson, MS, and Our Home Universalist Unitarian Church in Ellisville, MS
Rev. Meg Riley (Chair of the Panel), Director, UUA's Advocacy and Witness Staff Group
Statement from the Panel:
(September 6, 2005)
All funds received in the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund will be used
- to address the needs of the most disadvantaged and marginalized communities in the affected areas as they rebuild their lives and livelihoods, and
- to support Unitarian Universalist congregations as they rebuild their ministries in the region of the hurricane.
Grass Roots Grants Distribution Procedures
Gulf Coast Relief Fund Organizational Chart 
Minutes of Aid Panel Meetings
Grants Made by the Panel
- December 2005 -Community Aid Grants
- Grant Application
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Hurricane Relief and Social Justice Work :
A Community Ministry
Launched by the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge
Faith in the Face of Disaster: UU Response to Hurricane Katrina
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