Each month UCH has given away the entire collection from one service a month to a non-profit doing important work in the wider world. Since Covid times, the amount collected has dropped dramatically so we are widening our time frame to the entire month each group. Check this space for information on current and past partners.
You can also mail a check to the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale at 17 W Maple St. Hinsdale IL 60521 and write your recipient in the memo line. Thank You!
December 2023 Social Justice Collection — Sunday, December 10
BEDS Plus
The BEDS Plus mission is to help vulnerable individuals stabilize their lives through housing and supportive services. These include:
On Sunday, December 10, all cash and checks received in the Second Sunday Collection, unless otherwise indicated on your check, will be donated to BEDS Plus. Please indicate on the "For" line of your check, “BEDS Plus." You can also mail a check to: UCH, 17 W. Maple, Hinsdale, IL 60521.
You can also mail a check to the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale at 17 W Maple St. Hinsdale IL 60521 and write your recipient in the memo line. Thank You!
December 2023 Social Justice Collection — Sunday, December 10
BEDS Plus
The BEDS Plus mission is to help vulnerable individuals stabilize their lives through housing and supportive services. These include:
- Programs BEDS Plus — offers include a range of evidence-based programs to meet the varied and complex needs of neighbors experiencing or facing homelessness.
- Emergency Services — connects people facing homelessness to immediate resources and services.
- Interim Housing — provides intensive short-term case management coupled with private, temporary housing at area motels and in scattered master-leased apartments. Specialized case management is provided for families and persons with medical or mental disabilities.
- Transitional Housing — provides medium-term rental assistance until a client can become independent. A portion of the program is dedicated exclusively to transition aged youth, victims of violence, and households involved in DCFS care.
- Permanent Supportive Housing — couples long-term, individualized support with rental assistance at agency-owned and master-leased, scattered community apartments. APPROACH Professional case managers facilitate client-directed plans to regaining and sustaining housing. Our wraparound services are trauma-informed, low-barrier and community integrated.
On Sunday, December 10, all cash and checks received in the Second Sunday Collection, unless otherwise indicated on your check, will be donated to BEDS Plus. Please indicate on the "For" line of your check, “BEDS Plus." You can also mail a check to: UCH, 17 W. Maple, Hinsdale, IL 60521.
2023-2024 Second Sunday Planned Recipients
Month |
Organization |
September 2023 |
Austin Scholars |
October 2023 |
Planned Parenthood of Illinois |
November 2023 |
Midwest SOARRING Foundation |
December 2023 |
BEDS Plus |
January 2024 |
Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois (UUANI) |
February 2024 |
Heal Your Heart |
March 2024 |
Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois (UUPMI) |
April 2024 |
Faith in Place |
May 2024 |
To be determined |
June 2024 |
Howard Brown Health |
