Sharing Our Donation Plate
One way that CVUUS makes social justice happen every week is by donating half our collection plate proceeds. Our donations go to a different organization each month. Please give generously to support our neighbors in need!
Future Recipients
If you have a suggestion for a future donee please contact a member of the Donation Ministry: Jean Terwilliger, Avi Freund, or Liam Battjes Greenwood or our ministers.
March 2026: Atria & Charter House
February 2026: Green Mountain Justice & CVUUS Discretionary Fund
January 2026: Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund & GMJ
CVUUS seeks to support the immediate legal and fiscal needs of our marginalized neighbors.https://www.vermontlegaldefensefund.com/,
December 2025: World Central Kitchen
WCK is working across America to safely distribute individually packaged, fresh meals in communities that need support – for children and families to pick up and take home, as well as delivery to seniors who cannot venture outside. WCK is also now activating restaurants to help meet this demand by providing jobs for their staff and meals for those in need. #ChefsForAmerica is making a key connection between people who need meals and restaurant workers and drivers who need to earn a living. For more, visit https://wck.org/chefsforamerica .
Christmas Eve 2025: CVUUS Discretionary Fund
This fund is used for the very immediate direct benefit to the neediest people in our CVUUS community, provided in a confidential manner.
November 2025: Food & Housing Crisis Local Providers
Due to the impending food crisis caused by the non-renewal of SNAP benefits, a loss of an average of $200/person/month for so many people across the state and nation. CVUUS would like to support our local food pantries (CVOEO’s Feeding Champlain Valley and HOPE food shelves in Middlebury, Bristol’s Have a Heart and Vergennes Community Food Shelf, Charles Ave Community Cupboard) as well as Charter House Coalition serving daily take-out meals and Green Mountain Justice’s coat/sleeping bag project. Funds collected in Nov will be divided among these providers. $3,710 with $530 to each organization.
October 2025: Outright Vermont & MiddPride
Outright Vermont has provided support, advocacy, and celebration of young queer people in VT for 20 years since 1989. Founded by a small group of queer adults, a4er a national survey discovered that queer youth were dramatically at higher risks of suicide than their heterosexual peers, Outright Vermont has built up programming that now includes:
- Queer youth spaces, that host a range of weekly peer-support groups, events, workshops, and more in Burlington, Montpelier, and Brattleboro, VT;
- Education & outreach work statewide for schools, communities, colleges, and organizations looking for support on preventing harassment, dealing with harassment, creating and supporting Queer/ Straight Alliances (QSAs), and more;
- Annual large scale events for queer youth & the larger queer community including: over 10 years of queer youth pride, a statewide queer & allied youth summit, the Fire Truck Pull, and the annual Outright Awards. All of this, and so much more. Being queer means being attracted to anyone, with no regard to a person’s gender or sex. It could mean someone is attracted to more than one gender, or even two genders. Being queer means you like what you like and you accept that your desires are dynamic and open to change. For more, visit outrightvt.org.
MiddPride, organized by Elio Farley, is a family-friendly celebration and community-building event for the LGBTQIA+ community in Addison County, Vermont, centered around an annual parade and festival hosted by The Teen Center and other partners including CVUUS. The event, which occurs in the fall, includes live music, drag performances, food, and activities like lawn games, with a focus on creating visibility and support for queer and trans youth and neighbors in the area with the next one on Oct 11, 2025.
Previous Recipients
The Donations Team has records of all monthly donees going back to 2013.