Project Hope
Project HOPE is a leading global health and humanitarian organization dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of communities around the world. It works to support children and families in both Gaza and Ukraine, and Project HOPE has a 96% rating on Charity Navigator. We invite you to give as generously as you can.
Flint
For July, our donations will support some of the most important and courageous work happening in DC: violence interruption. Specifically, many violence interrupters end up using their own money to help the people they serve, because they know that the right support at the right time can make all the difference. Our friends at the New Synagogue Project were the first congregation to support a new nonprofit doing this work, called FLINT, and they asked others to join them.
Advocates for Trans Equality
Advocates for Trans Equality, a trans-led organization whose policy experts, litigators, and community organizers work at all levels of government to ensure trans voices are not only heard, but embraced in rooms where they've long been ignored. They help the trans community navigate the realities of law and policy through vital tools, knowledge, and services.
African American Civil War Memorial Museum
For Juneteenth, we share the plate for the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, founded in 1999, which shares the largely unknown stories of the US Colored Troops who fought for freedom. The Museum aims to serve as an educational resource for its local, national, and international community.
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC
In honor of our musical guests on June 1, 2025, we shared the plate with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. Since 1981, they have been singing to inspire equality and inclusion with musical performances and education promoting justice and dignity for all. In February, the Kennedy Center cancelled the performance they had scheduled as part of WorldPride DC. We’re grateful to welcome one of their ensembles today, and encourage you to give as generously as you can to support this voice of LGBTQ equality.
Asian American LEAD
In May, we honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Our share-the-plate recipient is Asian American LEAD. Founded in 1998 by Sandy Dang to support Vietnamese refugee and immigrant youth, AALEAD empowers underserved Asian American Pacific Islander young people across DC, Maryland, and Virginia with educational support, identity development, and leadership programs.
Dreaming Out Loud
In April, we share the plate with Dreaming Out Loud, an organization rebuilding urban, community-based food systems through cooperative social enterprise; increasing access to healthy food, improving community health, supporting entrepreneurs and cooperatives from low-income communities; and creating opportunities for at-risk residents to earn sustainable, family-supporting wages and build wealth.
All Souls Emergency Fund for Federal Workers
Recognizing the widespread impact of the administration on so many individuals and families in the All Souls community, our Share the Plate recipient for March will be a special emergency fund for federal workers. We will use the money collected to help congregants pay for housing, utilities, food, or other critical needs during tough times. If you are able to give, please do so as a concrete gesture of support for the incredible people in our community whose public service deserves to be appreciated.
DRUUMM
Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM), a UU People of Color Ministry and anti-racist collective. They bring laypeople and religious professionals together to overcome racism and transform Unitarian Universalism through our multicultural experiences.
Latin American Youth Center
The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) supports a diverse population of youth through multicultural, comprehensive, and innovative programs that address their social, academic, and career needs.
Miriam's Kitchen
Miriam’s Kitchen is a local Washington, DC organization focused on ending chronic homelessness. In addition to providing direct services, they partner with people who have experienced homelessness to advocate for the D.C. government to make investments in effective housing programs. All Souls has worked with Miriam Kitchen’s over the last few years to help support individuals in need who we meet at or right around the church.
Beacon House
Beacon House, located in the Edgewood neighborhood of northeast DC. Founded in 1991 by Rev. Don Robinson, a UU Minister affiliated with All Souls, Beacon House provides high quality afterschool education and youth development services to nearly 400 children annually. https://beaconhousedc.org/
UU the Vote of DC, MD, and VA
This project is a unique, 3-way partnership between All Souls, UUs for Social Justice, and UU the Vote national to mobilize, build capacity, and increase connection among UUs and UU congregations in this region
La Clínica Del Pueblo
Provides primary care, mental health, language access, community health services, and advocacy to increase inclusion and substance use programs for Latinae immigrants.
All Souls Emergency Fund
Provides primary care, mental health, language access, community health services, and advocacy to increase inclusion and substance use programs for Latinae immigrants.