Ongoing Projects

The Child Haven Project

Read Trent Biggs' e-mails from Hyderabad

The Social Concerns Committee is working to raise funds for, and develop cultural exchange with, an orphanage in Hyderabad, India, which is part of the Child Haven International group of facilities for children and youth around the world.

Social Concerns Committee member Trent Biggs is currently living and working in Hyderabad, India, and facilitating the development of this relationship. An initial goal to raise $3,000 for a purchase of land to expand the orphanage has been met. Members are working with the Live Oak Religious Education program to incorporate learning and cultural exchange opportunities, and additional events that will include fundraising elements are planned.
Donations made out to Child Haven International can be sent to Attention: Child Haven Project, Live Oak UU Congregation of Goleta, 820 N. Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117.
For more information on the project, email Mary Byrd.
For more information on Child Haven, see Childhaven.
To see more photos from the Child Haven facility in Hyderabad, click here.
Click here to read Trent Biggs' e-mails from Hyderabad.
Trent Biggs at Child Haven

Trent Biggs with Bonnie Cappucino, co-founder of Child Haven International, at the Hyderabad home.

Peace

The Social Concerns Committee sponsored a congregational resolution on the War on Iraq that was passed by the congregation prior to the war. See the resolution here.

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)

Committee members are involved in a recently formed group, termed Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice of Santa Barbara.

CLUE meetings are the second Wednesday of every month at noon at the Mission. All are welcome!

The mission of the group is to bring together clergy and laity from all faiths to organize and advocate for, and build bridges on behalf of, persons who are poor and marginalized in our communities. The group meets monthly to sponsor and plan projects and programs that will carry out the mission.