Disaster Relief Fund Congregational Collections

Contributions from UU congregations are the single largest source of funds to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund, followed by gifts from individuals. Here are resources to assist your congregation in doing this.

Download this slide you can use to display during a collection. (PNG, PDF)

Use our video to introduce the fund to your congregation, which you can download to use in your service.

Provide text to give to your members, you can place this information in your Sunday order of service, or on your collection slide. Text DISASTER to 51555.

Prefer to read a statement about the fund in your service? You can read this statement.

The UUA Disaster Relief Fund receives donations from congregations and individuals who want to support Unitarian Universalist congregations and their wider communities in need after a disaster. And the Disaster Relief Fund Team reviews grant applications and distribute those funds to congregations and communities following a disaster. Grants from the Disaster Relief Fund help congregations care for their buildings and the needs of their members, as well as supporting people in the wider community, especially those who may not be eligible for other grant programs.
Where have the grants gone? Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, following the triple threat of hurricanes, Helene, Debby, and Michael. To disadvantaged neighborhoods in Houston following the winter storm and energy crisis. To our congregations in Pasadena to help after the Pasadena/Altadena fires. To our congregations in the Philippines who have suffered from volcanic eruptions and other climate related disasters. Funds have been sent following wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, ice and snow storms and more.
The UUA understands the connection between disaster relief and justice making. It is the most vulnerable populations who suffer worst in a disaster. Disaster Relief Grants to our UU congregations and related organizations not only help other Unitarian Universalists, they can also support on the ground relief efforts through existing partnerships that congregations already have. These grants encourage congregations to build coalitions to meet the needs of their wider communities.
These grants encourage congregations to build coalitions to meet the needs of their wider communities. Camp Hill, Alabama is just one example where this very small congregation was able to respond to the entire community’s needs, following terrible storms compounded by a major shooting disaster. They took their $20,000 grant and fed the neighborhood and helped bring back hope, in a community where poverty is too frequent a companion.
The Disaster Relief Fund is part of a covenant, the covenant between the UUA and congregations, between congregations who give generously and those in need, and with our community partners. Through aiding our congregations, their members, and their community partners, we are able to embody our faith and values. Thank you for supporting this fund.

Finished your collection and need to know where to send it? Make the check out to UUA Disaster Relief Fund and mail to