Resources for Challenging Times
Organizational Links and National Resources
Best Practices ~ Education ~ Links & Resources ~ Stewardship ~ Theological ~ Worship
Contents:
- Angel Food Ministries, National Food Resource Network
- Freecycle
- Frugaldad
- Interfaith Worker Justice, Congregational Toolkit on Unemployment and the Economic Crisis and other resources
- Simple Living America
- UUA Social Justice Site, living wage issues
- UUA Stewardship Resources, additional stewardship resources
Angel Food Ministries - National Food Resource Network
www.angelfoodministries.com
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief and contributing to benevolent outreaches in communities throughout the United States. One box of food costs $30 and provides balanced nutrition and variety with enough food to feed a family of four for a week.People do not need to demonstrate financial need. Local churches host pick up sites. You can find a local pick up site and preview the upcoming menu at their website.
Freecycle
www.freecycle.org
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,681 groups with 6,432,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Membership is free.
Frugaldad
http://frugaldad.com
A resource for the average family to find financial resources with a conservative slant. The term “conservative slant” does not refer to politics, rather the “conservative” approach to personal finances.
Interfaith Worker Justice - Congregational Toolkit on Unemployment and the Economic Crisis.
www.iwj.org/template/index.cfm
A comprehensive toolkit for congregations who want to address the economic crisis with methods that range form organizing congregational support groups to counseling those facing job loss to theological reflection to practical advice on unemployment insurance and more.
Simple Living America
www.getsatisfied.org
Simple Living America is the first national, nonprofit membership organization for the general public centered on simplicity. What is simple living? It means many things to many people, but we are broadly defining it in lay terms as The Satisfaction of Enough. By providing mainstream America with a means to The Satisfaction of Enough through its unique Get Satisfied book, campaign and website, Simple Living America is helping to launch a satisfaction movement in this country. SLA calls for balance in a complex world.
UUA Social Justice Site.
www.uua.org/socialjustice/
www.uua.org/socialjustice/actioncenter/122104.shtml
The January 2009 Action of the Month's focus was on the Living Wage.
UUA Stewardship Resources
Additional stewardship resources
www.uua.org/giving/annualprogram/119273.shtml
These stewardship resources are available for use in your congregation's adult education programs, children's religious education programs or for your personal interest.
