For the month of June 2024 the Outreach Offering recipient will be Seacoast Outright.

For 31 years, Seacoast Outright has been one of the only dedicated resources to LGBTQ+ youth in NH. We are the state’s oldest LGBTQ+ organization, and also the only one with a dedicated youth focus. We are so grateful to you, our partners, at UU Nashua for helping to support our work.

Every dollar we raise goes directly back into the work of serving, supporting, and advocating for LGBTQ+ youth, their families, and allies. Across the year we serve hundreds of kids in our Friday Night Group peer support and community space. We train hundreds of Granite Staters a year in our work with community organizations to help build a more LGBTQ+ competent and friendly state. We partner with the statewide LGBTQ+ coalition to help advocate for our youth and families. Oh, and just in case that wasn’t enough? We also run Portsmouth Pride.

Please know that every dollar we receive truly does make a difference in the work of fostering empathy, community, and safety for our youth and families. Thank you for serving our world through love in action, and helping the state’s LGBTQ+ youth to be recipients of that love in this pride season.

The UU Church of Nashua has community outreach at the center of our core values. We strive to have an active presence in the community and look for areas where we can lend a hand and make a difference. Our goal is not just to provide financial assistance, but also to encourage congregational participation, and to raise awareness among members of the associated social and economic issues.

Since 2003, we have donated our entire collection plate to organizations doing important work in our community. The Community Outreach Team is a sub-team of the Social Justice Team. It helps coordinate many of the outreach programs and gives support to other outreach initiatives taking place in our church. Our Outreach Team organizes the yearly calendar, receives and reviews requests, selects the monthly recipient and arranges for speakers at Sunday Services. To date we have raised and given away over $400,000 for dozens of different community organizations.

To apply to be an Outreach Recipient, please complete the application here.

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