Local Partners organize their communities and congregations in support of local and national children’s issues.

Promise the Children provides Local Partners with the following resources:
 

-Legislative updates

-Activity plans and support for pre-existing programs that promote the well being of children and youth.

-Opportunities to connect with other Unitarian Universalists working on children’s issues. 

We are looking for Unitarian Universalists who are dedicated to children and youth, and able to give a few hours each month to organizing in their congregations.

For more information or to sign-up today, please e-mail ]]> 2006-07-10T23:12:00+00:00 http://www.promisethechildrenuu.org/help/action-alert/contribute-to-handbook-on-justice-centered-worship-services/ Creating and leading a worship service in your congregation can be a powerful way to raise awareness of children’s issues. Promise the Children representatives have lead worship services at many Unitarian Universalist churches in Massachusetts. These services have helped us raise awareness of the issues facing young people. We have so much enjoyed sharing worships that we’ve decided to assist others, particularly lay leaders, in creating vibrant worships in their congregations.

Please join us as we create a Promise the Children handbook for worship. This handbook guide laypeople in creating worship services to raise awareness of issues facing children and youth.

If you have experience as a worship leader (lay or ordained) and can contribute, please e-mail PromiseTheChildren[at]gmail.com

We welcome written submissions, including the following:

-Readings, prayers, songs, rituals, and other worship components. Whether it’s written by you, or by your favorite author, send it our way!

-General advice on planning a justice-centered worship service

-Accounts of success stories and lessons learned in past worship services. 

We welcome contributions from diverse communities and theological traditions.

All contributors whose material is published will be acknowledged and thanked in the handbook.

Please contact our national organizer meryl@promisethechildrenuu.org to be a part of this project!

Here are a few reputable organizations that promote children and youth, and have state branches:

The Afterschool Alliance

Their State(s) of Afterschool page is a great resource for local leaders. They list key statistics, leaders, and resources for every state. 

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood advocates on reproductive health issues that impact young people, and provides sexuality information to teens.
From their main page, enter your zip code to find a Planned Parenthood in your area.

Stand for Children

Stand for Children organizes communities around children’s issues. They are active in California, Massachusetts, Tennesee, Pennsylvania and Oregon.

In past years, our programs at area congregations have included…

 

• Anti-racism workshops with experienced facilitators

   
 

• Worship services lead by Harvard Divinity School seminarians

   
 

• Legislative advocacy trainings and meetings with elected representatives

For more information about the programs we offer, please e-mail meryl@promisethechildrenuu.org or call 978-356-4403.