Every Sunday Tapestry contributes one-half of all undesignated collections received during services to support a specific organization or charity that aligns with, and advances, our Unitarian Universalist principles. If you have a favorite 501(c)(3) organization that promotes UU principles, please send your suggestions to sharetheplate@uutapestry.org.
In 2024 we gave $3,013.00
to charities through our share-the-plate program. Below you will find a listing of all the organizations we have shared our plate with since we started the program in March of 2019.
| Dates | Organization Name | Description | Website |
| June, 2025 | NAMI | NAMI, the National Alliance on mental health, is a grassroots mental health organization that works to build better lives for individuals and families affected by mental illness. They do this through a variety of efforts including, education, advocacy, support and raising awareness. NAMI is the largest grassroots mental health organization. A financial contribution helps create a world where people affected by mental illness can experience hope, recovery, wellness, and freedom from stigma. | www.nami.org |
| May, 2025 | The Trevor Project | The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. It shows LGBTQ+ young people their lives are worth saving. The Lifeline Campaign will mitigate any damage caused by these anticipated federal cuts and fuel our suicide prevention and crisis services. | www.thetrevorproject.org |
| April, 2025 | Trees for Houston | This month’s share-the-plate offering is going to Trees for Houston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to planting, protecting and promoting trees in the greater Houston area since 1983. Now celebrating their 40th anniversary with over half a million trees planted, they grow, plant and maintain over 20,000 trees each year for a multitude of projects across the greater Houston region. They take requests from the public to plant trees wherever they may benefit the public, and will plant a tree to honor someone's memory or other special occasion. They maintain the trees for 2 years after planting them. Trees reduce air pollution, provide oxygen, reduce urban heat and home cooling bills by shading buildings and concrete. Trees provide food and habitat for wildlife. Trees reduce storm water runoff and slow erosion. Not least of all trees reduce stress and beautify our surroundings. Your donation allows Trees For Houston to plant and maintain vibrant, healthy neighborhoods throughout the Houston region. | www.treesforhouston.org |
| March, 2025 | Environmental Justice Foundation | The EJF is a nonprofit organization that works to protect the environment and human rights. They use investigations and film to expose environmental and human rights abuses. | ejfoundation.org |
| February, 2025 | Tahirih Justice Center | The Tahirih Justice Center is a national, nonprofit organization that serves women, girls, and all immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Our whole-person approach provides each survivor with free legal support and social services to secure their rights and build stable lives. By amplifying the experiences of immigrant survivors, our mission is to create a world in which all people share equal rights and live in safety and with dignity. | www.tahirih.org |
| January 2025 | Environmental Working Group | Environmental Working Group's mission is simple: To empower you with breakthrough research to make informed choices and live a healthy life in a healthy environment. | www.ewg.org |
| December 2024 | Houston Humane Society | The Houston Humane Society provides food, shelter, medical care, safety and adoption services for Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties. They also distribute 519,097 free pet meals to underserved areas, and delivered 21,419 pet meals to homebound clients. | houstonhumane.org |
| November 2024 | Northwest Assistance Ministries | Northwest Assistance Ministries is a nonprofit, community-based, multi-program social service agency that strives to meet basic human needs through Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Since 1983, NAM has been providing assistance in areas including food, shelter, health, and financial stability, with a commitment to helping individuals and families in crisis. | www.namonline.org |
| October 2024 | West Street Recovery | West Street Recovery’s mission is to connect communities to the resources that they need to not only rebuild after climate disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, but to build communities that are resilient, secure and stronger than before. | weststreetrecovery.org |
| September, 2024 | The League of Women Voters Education Fund | As the nation’s oldest grassroots voting rights organization, the League works to make sure that everyone has a fair and equal opportunity to register and cast their ballot—especially first-time voters, youth, new citizens, people of color, and low-income Americans. | www.lwv.org |
| August, 2024 | Special Pals | Special Pals is a no-kill animal shelter committed to ending animal cruelty, providing sanctuary and promoting adoptions since 1979. They also provide a low cost walk-in clinic whose proceeds help provide for the care of the animals in the shelter. | specialpals.org |
| July, 2024 | NAM School Supplies | Northwest Assistance Ministries is a nonprofit, community-based, multi-program social service agency that strives to meet basic human needs through Neighbors Helping Neighbor. This month we will be donating to the NAM school supplies program. | www.namonline.org |