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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
URBAN MINISTRY
Our work begins in Roxbury. It doesn't end there.
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OUR MISSION: WE WORK ACROSS RACE & PLACE TO DISMANTLE
RACISM & WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE & TO ADVANCE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Our Vision: We envision a Greater Boston where all people live with freedom and dignity, and have equitable access to resources and opportunity to shape the present and the future.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
BETSY TAYLOR FROM FIRST PARISH CHURCH IN WESTON
We’re proud to recognize Betsy Taylor from First Parish Church in Weston as our Volunteer of the Month.
Betsy has been part of the UU Urban Ministry family for 29 years, offering her support through donations, engagement, and volunteer work.
Most recently, she has led her Financial Literacy workshop series with teens in Roxbury Youth Programs. She has offered this series for multiple years, bringing her own materials and approach, and it has been meaningful for our students. Several teens have shared how important the workshops were for them, and how much they enjoyed learning skills they could put into practice in their own lives. Betsy has a gift for taking what can feel like complicated or intimidating topics and turning them into practical lessons that empower young people as they plan for their futures.
You're Invited!
UPCOMING EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Multiple DatesNov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88958176185?Our Congregational Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, Robert Jones will be hosting the next monthly volunteer networking session.
Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury
The Colonial Period (1631 - 1775)
Last year, the UU Urban Ministry and the Roxbury Historical Society invited Aabid Allibhad, a PhD candidate in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, to write a report focused on the history of racism and enslavement at First Church in Roxbury.
In February, the report entitled, "Race & Slavery at the First Church in Roxbury (The Colonial Period 1631-1775)", was published. It is available by clicking on the image, or by visiting the History of First Church in Roxbury page of our website.
EXAMINING OUR HISTORY
IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS
750+
The average amount of hours each month that our youth participate in programming through Roxbury Youth Programs (RYP). This includes students who utilize our after school drop in programming, as well as our RYP Interns.
150+
Audience members logged-in to our first-ever virtual Community Conversation, featuring historian and former State Representative Byron Rushing.
We recently finished our forth season of the series that discusses issues facing communities of color, and look forward to Season 5.
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Years providing safe housing and healing counseling to families fleeing from domestic violence through our emergency shelter, Renewal House.
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