The Fellowship’s Social Justice program is active in our local community.
The following organizations have one or several members of our program involved in their activities and initiatives. For more information on any of these programs, contact EconomicJustice@muuf.org.
Refugee Assistance Morris Partners (RAMP)
Refugee Assistance Morris Partners (RAMP) seeks to assist vetted Middle Eastern and other refugee families to transition to productive lives of dignity, safety and hope in Morris County New Jersey. Fellowship members have assisted with establishing apartments by donating furnishings, providing transportation for the families, locating employment, and other assistance to the families as they acclimated to Morris County.
Homeless Solutions
Our local shelter, Homeless Solutions, located at 540 Hanover Ave, serves as home to nearly 150 men, women and children. On the 2nd Saturday of each month, Fellowship members shop for, prepare and serve a much-awaited “cheeseburger and birthday cake” supper. The Fellowship also designates several Sunday Plate collections through the year for Homeless Solutions.
nourish.NJ
For many years, the Fellowship met a commitment to serve several hundred hungry people in our Morristown community a nutritious midday meal 7 days a week by preparing and serving meals at their facility. Post COVID, we continue to:
- Designate several Sunday Plate collections for nourish.NJ support kitchen operations.
- Several Fellowship members volunteer at their site to help assemble the meals.
Family Promise
This Emergency Shelter program provides lodging for up to 14 adults and children. The “Guests” stay at various motels in the area to ensure their safety following COVID. Prior to COVID, Fellowship members volunteered to assist with the families during their stays at the shelter. The Fellowship currently designates several Sunday Plate disbursements for Family Promise each year.
Interfaith Food Pantry
The Fellowship designates several Sunday Plate disbursements for the Interfaith Food Pantry each year to support neighbors in need.
Morris Area Together – affiliated with NJ Together
The Fellowship is a Member Institution of this organization started in 2018. The organization has worked on rent-relief and the racial disparities in the Morris County judicial system. The Fellowship designates several Sunday Plate disbursements for Morris Area Together.
Side With Love
Side with Love is a campaign that aims to use love as a force to end oppression. It is supported by the Unitarian Universalist Association and welcomes everyone to participate.
Their main areas of focus are Climate Justice, Democracy and Electoral Justice, Decriminalization & LGBTQIA+ and Gender Justice.
The Fellowship designates Sunday Plate disbursements for Side with Love.
Our main areas of focus are Climate Justice, Democracy and Electoral Justice, Decriminalization & LGBTQIA+ and Gender Justice.
The Fellowship also designates several Sunday Plate disbursements to NORWESCAP, Wind of the Spirit, and Black Lives Matter Morristown.