Community Outreach

Community Outreach Committee

Through the Community Outreach committee, we find one way of connecting our experiences as UUs to the wider world. People at Live Oak have been living the values of their faith through their commitment to working for social justice. Over the past few years, the committee has involved church people in improving a playground at a community nursery school, volunteering at Hill Country Ministries food pantry, providing companionship and entertainment to nursing home residents, donating household goods to families at the Center for Battered Women, walking to raise money for Austin Metropolitan Ministries, and "adopting" a needy family at Christmas time. The committee has looked for service opportunities that fulfill three basic criteria: they hold true to our UU principles; children and young adults can participate; and a high level of interest and energy exist in the congregation for the particular project. We have seen an ever-increasing number of people become involved in social action projects and anticipate that as our church grows, so will our involvement in the wider world.

Look below for photos!

2006 Community Outreach Highlights

October 2006

Hands On Housing October 21, 2006

Watch for our sign up table this month for our all-generation Community Outreach event. We will work to improve the home of a deserving family. At our last event, over 100 UUs from all over Austin took part! All ages and abilities are welcome. There will be special projects for the kids. We’ll work in two shifts, from 9:00-12:00 am and 1:00-4:00 pm, with lunch served in between. If you’d like to be in on the conversation and planning, join our Community Outreach chat at our email list. (Subscribe by sending a blank email message to LiveOakCommunityOutreach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.)

Here are some photos of our projects--click any small photo to see it enlarged:

Hands on Housing, October 2006		Hands on Housing, April 2006
Crop Walk 2005		Our group at Hands on Housing, April 30, 2005.
Antaro Burke lending a hand at Hands on Housing 2003 Hands on Housing Group	Hungry Harry and goodies he collected, with Social Action chairman Daniel Kaulfus.	Daniel shows off the amazing number of gifts that appeared under our December 2003 Giving Tree.
first 2004 Hands on Housing Saturday Group first 2004 Hands on Housing Sunday Group	second 2004 Hands on Housing Group	Giving Tree 2004