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Introduction We seek to create welcoming communities of trust and must take steps to ensure that appropriate policies, procedures and safeguards are in place for relationships of trust to grow. Youth, who are particularly vulnerable to abuse due to the developmental realities of adolescence, need...July 23, 2020 | From Youth Safety Guidelines -
The UUA is committed to ensuring that all of its youth programs and activities are conducted in a welcoming manner and inclusive of youth of any race, color, national origin, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or religion, or other protected classes. It is also...July 23, 2020 | From Youth Safety Guidelines
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July 23, 2020 | From Youth Safety Guidelines -
The Unitarian Universalist Association (“UUA”), an association of congregations and other religious communities, is dedicated to creating a safe environment for all of its members, particularly youth, in all of its programs and activities. As it seeks to create welcoming communities of trust, it...July 23, 2020 | From Youth Safety Guidelines -
These pages detail the policies the UUA follows in hosting youth events knowing youth safety policies are key to providing the containers that allow youth to have these transformative and even life-saving experiences.July 23, 2020 | From Youth Safety Guidelines -
I often go to bed during this pandemic wondering if my heart can hurt anymore. Then I wake up and see the news and my heartache continues. I wonder what to say to my children. What do I say to my little one, versus what I say to my teens about the state of our country?...By Rayla D. Mattson | June 22, 2020 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #COVID19, Brokenness, Child Safety, Children, Families & Faith Development, Hope, Parents, Wholeness -
Volunteer considerations and strategies that will help to create a culture of generosity in your congregation or organization and therefore, sustainability.Training | By Laura Beth Brown | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership -
What are the unifying threads of our UU RE history- and how does RE curriculum not only reflect, but shape, how we understand our faith?Video | By Gail Forsyth-Vail | March 26, 2019 (reviewed March 2026) | For Adults | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Faith Development, UU History -
Gail Forsyth-Vail examines the development of UU RE history curricula from the late 18th century to the present, inviting viewers to find common themes and trends, and sharing anecdotes and reflections along the way.Video | By Gail Forsyth-Vail | March 26, 2019 (reviewed March 2026) | For Adults | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Faith Development, UU History -
How often do you introduce spiritual practice when your youth gather? Make every effort to ensure that gathering of your young ones taps into the spirit.Activity | By Eric Dew Bliss | September 18, 2017 (reviewed April 2025) | For Youth, Emerging Adults (18-24) | From Youth MinistryTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism -
An old activist friend of mine, Fran Peavey, used to travel the world’s benches in the 1970s and 80s with a simple sign that read, "American Willing to Listen." We’d be looking at a different political landscape now if only more of us had. Flying home from a recent trip, I couldn’t reach any...By Sarah Conover | June 27, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), America, Immigration Reform, Refugees -
How do we help young children grow in faith? The answer can be curriculum, a discussion, or an experience. Whatever conduit we use will only help children grow in spirituality if it engages the heart of the family. Growing Young Spirits is a new book that offers a way for families to think about...By Christy Olson | May 2, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Children, Children's Faith Development, Faith, Families & Faith Development, Family -
Ways to nourish yourself spirituality at home, on vacation, at a UU camp or conference center, or while leading others in summer faith journeys.Webinar | By Leah Purcell, Lily Rappaport | May 1, 2017 (reviewed July 2024) | For Multigenerational | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Families & Faith Development -
Dear Keepers of the Faith, It takes a lot of courage to witness to injustice. Some of our brave colleagues, notably Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, have held up a mirror before the UUA and named what they see....By Jessica York | March 29, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: UU Identity, UUA Staff -
Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy. Else we find ourselves treading on [another's dream]. More serious still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival. — Max Warren What does...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | March 24, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Adult Faith Development, Anti-Racism, General Assembly -
by Kathy Slade I had tried to talk Linnie out of going to the protest as she had another obligation. I said she'd be one person among thousands and her being there would not matter as much as it would at the meeting she was supposed to attend. But she persisted and got out of her meeting....March 23, 2017 | From Call and Response -
What promises are made in my family about how we treat one another? How am I like my friends and how I am I different? What are some Unitarian Universalist things I know by heart? The second edition of Love and Help, a UU identity activity book and program for 7- to 11-year-olds, asks these...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | March 7, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children, Children's Faith Development, UU Identity -
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was murdered when I was in eighth grade. I remember so clearly watching the news on my family’s small black-and-white television, shocked at what I saw. They replayed news clips of the march on Washington and the “I have a dream” speech, of marches in Selma and...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | February 19, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Adult Faith Development, Anti-Racism, Growth, Living Our Faith -
At peaceful protests on the day after the Presidential Inauguration, signs of resistance--literally--were abundant and varied....By Lifespan Faith Engagement | February 7, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Reproductive Justice, Social Justice -
The weekend of the Inauguration, millions took to the streets in cities all over this nation and all over the world. It was a show of resistance to the looming threat of tyranny....By Marisol Caballero | January 31, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Democracy, Families & Faith Development, Social Justice