Community Action

Recommended Community Actions

Family Harbor House Needs Volunteers

Led by the Midcoast Maine Homeless Coalition (MMHC), Family Harbor House opened on January 3, 2026, accepting its first family into the transitional housing facility in 2,200 square feet of space at Belfast United Methodist Church. Family Harbor House will provide housing, nutrition, and support for 3 or 4 families at a time, using a mix of hired staff, volunteers, and community partners. With the support of local volunteers at the site, there will be support for the families at night. 

Please complete the form HERE on the Family Harbor House website linked below to share your interest as a volunteer in this important program to help area families who need a helping hand. 

About Volunteering: The UU Church of Belfast (UUCB) is one of a number of area churches and groups participating in the development and operation of the Family Harbor House. UUCB will be assisting with operations by being one of many groups that coordinates volunteers for the Harbor House for certain periods that rotate throughout the year. The groups will rotate through coordinating volunteers for the operation/supervision of the Harbor House.

Volunteers will provide on site supervision of the Harbor House during its 24 hours of operation. Volunteers will not be expected to provide any special services and are there to provide basic supervision of the Harbor House and connect or communicate any needs that arise. There will always be two volunteers on site at all times. Volunteers will be able to sign up for shifts for the Harbor House through the period that the UUCB will be responsible for coordinating volunteers and supervision for the Harbor House.  

Family Harbor House volunteers will be provided orientation and training to the Family Harbor House program before the program launch and before volunteering with the program. It is expected for the facility and program to be in operation in early fall 2025.

If you have questions about the Harbor House project and volunteering, please reach out to volunteer coordinator Chris Cusson (EMAIL) who is coordinating volunteers for the UUCB part of the Harbor House project.
      Go HERE to Volunteer

Rally Call

  • Rally for democracy every Saturday at 1pm at Post Office Square, and every Sunday at noon for peace in Gaza.
  • Donate anywhere you can to mutual aid groups or anyone providing food aid directly to people in need.
  • Call your reps about any subject you choose:
Senator Susan Collins: 202-224-2523
Senator Angus King: 202-224-5344
Rep. Jared Golden: 202-225-6306

LGBTQIA+ and Gender Justice

UPLIFT Action - from The Organizing Strategy Team of the Unitarian Universalist Association
      From the rising tide of “Don’t Say Gay” laws to the criminalization of life-saving gender-affirming and abortion care, our bodies and our identities are being targeted in deadly ways. Rooted in our Unitarian Universalist affirmation of the inherent worth and dignity of all people—including all bodies, and all identities—Side With Love is proud to introduce UPLIFT Action, our new campaign organizing for LGBTQIA+, Gender, and Reproductive Justice. Together, we commit to growing our skills, deepening our spiritual grounding, honing our analysis, and fighting together for a world in which every body is sacred.      Resources on "Side With Love" from the UUA

Create Climate Justice with The Organizing Strategy Team of the Unitarian Universalist Association

From the UUAs "Side With Love" Program:
Side With Love’s Climate Justice Campaign organizes Unitarian Universalists (UUs) to cultivate thriving communities that advance a just and equitable transition to a clean energy future.  Through spiritual grounding & nourishment, political education, skill building, leadership development, and mobilization, we facilitate shared learning, mutual support, and collective action.  Working with external partners like the People vs. Fossil Fuels Coalition and our Green Sanctuary 2030 process, we support UUs to take spiritually grounded, optimistic climate action. 
      Learn Much More from the UUA

UUAID: A Simple Way to Help Members and Friends Facing Loss of SNAP Benefits

     Each Sunday, we can donate toward the purchase Hannaford gift cards from Anna Wood-Cox that are designated as contributions to any of our members or friends suffering food insecurity, especially those who have lost federal SNAP (food stamp) benefits.
     The gift cards are distributed at the discretion of a team headed by Cayla Miller, Nancy Crooker, and Kathy Muzzy. The card purchases have the added benefit of simultaneously contributing to our ongoing gift-card fundraiser for the church.       You may donate by cash, check or card, in any amount.
If you wish, please fill out a survey which will aid the distribution team in offering assistance. Use the link below:
      To Offer Aid or to Receive Aid, Click Here

Suggested Actions

  • Call your representatives about any subject you feel is important. Note these numbers - Senator Susan Collins: 202-224-2523, Senator Angus King: 202-224-5344, Representative Jared Golden: 202-225-6306.
  • Rally for democracy every Saturday, Noon-1pm at Post Office Square.
  • Gather at Post Office Square every Sunday at noon to call for peace in Gaza.
  • Donate anywhere you can to mutual aid groups or anyone providing food and aid directly to people in need.

Our Friends in Gaza Desperately Need Our Help

The blockade of food and aid from entering the border is creating a situation of mass starvation for Palestinians in Gaza. Anything we can do to help people survive this genocide makes a difference, literally between life and death.

It’s so easy to give into despair, but instead we can take action by providing aid to families. We are raising money for The Gaza Food Relief mutual aid group based in northern Gaza. This money will go towards buying food to distribute and setting up water stations for the community. Mohammed Ayyed and brother Tariq are working tirelessly to provide for their extended family and community. We are asking members of this congregation to contribute whatever you are able, You have the option set up a recurring donation through the GoFund Me or do a one time donation.
      Gaza Food Relief GoFundMe Page