Community Plate
What is the Community Plate?
Every two months our congregation provides support for a community partner who we believe shares our values. We encourage our congregants to learn more about these organizations and actively volunteer in the work they do.
On the first Sunday of each month, that month’s partner is invited to send a representative to the Sunday service or provide a video highlighting their work. Then throughout the month we accept donations that go directly to the organization. The Community Plate Committee of our Justice Ministry recommends the agencies or projects.
Use the Donate link on the menu and select Community Plate to make an electronic donation.
Guidelines
Please review these guidelines before nominating a Community Plate Recipient
Nomination Form
After reviewing guidelines, please use this form to make your nomination
Recipients
Click on the year tab to view the monthly Community Plate recipient program or agency.
January & February-UU Asheville Hetland Scholarship Fund
March- Planned Parenthood
April- Carolina Abortion Fund
May- Pro-Choice North Carolina
June & July – Blue Note Junction
August- Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
January & February-Mel Hetland Scholarship Fund
March & April-HERS (Health Education Resources)
May & June- CoThinkk
July- Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
August-November- BeLoved Asheville
December- Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
January-February Mel Hetland Scholarship Fund
March-April- Youth Transformed for Life
May-June Institute for Preventative Healthcare and Advocacy (IFPHA)
August & September- Solarize
October & November- Bountiful Cities
December- Ministers Discretionary Fund
January- Mel Hetland Scholarship Fund
February- Children First/Communities in Schools
March-Mountain Camp Scholarship Fund
Update on UUCA Community Plate Program
We are suspending the Community Plate collections starting in April until January 2021. We have deserving organizations that will be funded when we reconvene.
June – Gentle Mothering
May – Residents Council
April – Center for Participatory Change
March – Asheville Writers in the School and Community
February – The Marvelous Math Club
January-Mel Hetland Scholarship (Asheville City Schools Foundation Scholarship Program)
December- Holiday Giving for Congregants
November- United Community Development of WNC
October- Eagle Market Street Development Corporation
September -Sistas Caring for Sistas
July and August- Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
June- CoThinkk
May- My Sistah Taught Me That
April- YWCA Primary Enrichment Program
March- The Mountain Campership Fund
February- Building Bridges
January- Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-Holiday Giving Fund
November-Alternative Gift Fair
October-Dignity Period
September-The Literacy Council of Buncombe County
August & July-Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
June- Wild for Life
May- YTL-Youth Transformed for Life
April- Just Economics
March- Loving Food Resources
February- UUCA Scholarships
January- Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-Holiday Giving Fund
November-Hood Huggers International
October-Children First/Communities in Schools
September-Read to Succeed
July and August-Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
June-The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center
May-Bee City, USA
April-Asheville Greenworks
March-Hillcrest Motheread Group
February-UUCA Scholarship Fund
January-Pisgah Legal Services
December-Holiday Giving
November-MANNA FoodBank
October-Mel Hetland Scholarship & AVID/UNCA Scholarship
Programs
September-Building Bridges
July & August-Ministers’ Discretionary Fund
June-New Start (sponsored by Womansong)
May-Mountain Area Radio Reading
April-Southern Environmental Law Center
March-Asheville Prison Books
February-Asheville Humane Society
January-Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-Veterans Helping Veterans
November-Youth OUTright
October-Be Loved House
September-Guardian Ad Litem
August-Haywood Street Respite Care Center
July-The Mediation Center
June-The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center
May-Children First/Communities in Schools
April-The Sierra Club
March-Animal Haven of Asheville
February-Helpmate
January-Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-UU Relations Committee
November-Bountiful Cities
October-Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)
September-FemCare
August-Read to Succeed Asheville
July-MANNA Food Bank
June-UUCA Minister’s Discretionary Fund
May-Asheville Habitat for Humanity
April-Warrior Service Dogs
March-Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
February-Room in the Inn (RITI)January-Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-Home Free Bagels
November-Council on Aging, Buncombe County
October-Women at Risk
September-UU Relations Committee
August-YWCA
July-National Alliance for Mental Illness
June-Minister’s Discretionary Fund
May-Habitat for Humanity
April-Asheville Sierra Club Group
March-Malawi Girls’ Hostel
February-Room in the Inn (RITI)
January-Mel Hetland Scholarship
December-Children First/Communities in Schools
November-Asheville GreenWorks
October-Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)
September-The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center
August-All Souls Counseling
July-Youth OUTright, WNC Inc.
June-Minister’s Discretionary Fund
May-Room in the Inn (RITI)
April-Canary Coalition
March-Habitat for Humanity Interfaith House
February-Homeward Bound & Hope to Home
January-Mel Hetland Scholarship
