There can be little growth in holiness without growth in a sense of social justice.
~Edward Hays
Reeb Voting Rights Project
The Reeb Project for Voting Rights is dedicated to increasing voter participation. We work in solidarity with other UU congregations and progressive partner organizations that
center the leadership of people of color, work in communities with historically low voter participation, and advocate for changes to oppressive voting laws.
Since our launch in 2013 (at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington), we have called, met, registered, and mobilized thousands of voters in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. We also support full representation and voting rights for the District of Columbia.
Migrant Solidarity Team
The Migrant Solidarity Team is dedicated to addressing the basic needs of migrants in our metropolitan area. Those needs include food security, stable housing, social connections to established communities, and support from local policy makers. To fulfill those goals, we meet monthly to:
-Provide educational opportunities for the congregation concerning the condition of migrants,
-Engage in strategic partnerships with external organizations that provide direct support for migrants,
-Create opportunities for volunteers to provide food, temporary housing, or employment for migrants, and
-Advocate for immigration and refugee policies that are consistent with our UU principles.
A Pantry For All Souls
All Souls is now home to a Little Free Pantry, where neighbors can pick up grocery goods (food, personal care supplies, cleaning supplies, etc.) that are placed into the pantry by neighbors who have a little extra to give. Visit the pantry on the 15th Street side of the church, between Girard and Harvard. If you need anything that’s there, go ahead and take it! If you’d like to donate to the pantry, you can do so by placing groceries directly into the cabinets. If you can’t make it to the pantry in person and would like to donate, or would like to volunteer to help the pantry without donating, or have any other questions, please reach out!
All Souls Housing Corp.
The ASHC is a non-profit organization initially organized in 1971 to partner with a local community group CHANGE Inc to develop Columbia Heights Village after the 14th St riots. ASHC seeks to build a healthy, diverse community in our neighborhood by promoting affordable housing development, advocacy, and education, and enhance resident services for low-income residents.
Beckner Advancement Fund
The Beckner Advancement Fund is a social justice philanthropic initiative of the church. All Souls members Earl and Meta Beckner endowed the Beckner Advancement Fund in 1973 to create a more collaborative, attractive, and forward-looking community that fosters human rights and dignity, and enhances the influence of All Souls Church in the Washington metropolitan area. We carry out this vision by providing financial grants that support efforts advancing All Souls’ social justice mission. The Beckner Advancement has three primary funding mechanisms: External Grants, Internal Grants, and Shively Rapid Cycle Grants.
Heiwa Peace Project
The Heiwa Peace Project carries out the ASC Peace & Reconciliation ministry. We develop peace activities for the congregation that carries forward Rev. Davies’ commitment and philosophy of peacemaking today. We create educational resources and opportunities to share the story and meaning of the Hiroshima Children’s Drawings. We maintain an unique interfaith, multicultural partnership with the Japanese Buddhist Rissho Kosei-kai Hiroshima Dharma Center.
