Outreach Grants

2026/2027 Outreach Grant Recipients

The organizations selected as 2026–2027 Outreach Grant recipients (to be funded by proceeds from the 2026 UU Princeton Spring Sale) are listed below along with the congregant sponsor. The Grant Committee includes Gareth Funka-Lea, Corky Reslier, Louise Senior, Lisa Trayner, and David Avasthi. Interested in supporting this work? Consider sponsoring an organization in fall 2026.
  • Arm In Arm — Louise Senior
  • Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice — Carol Watchler
  • Chubby’s Project — Bob Harris
  • Coalition for Peace Action — Pat Radtke
  • Friends of the Abbott Marshlands — Carol Brown
  • Good Grief — Linda Benson
  • HomeFront — Robert Eaton
  • I-RISE — Michael Lapp
  • Jewish Center Refugees — Michele Ochsner
  • Millhill Child and Family Development — David Avasthi
  • NAMI of Mercer County — Elisabeth Marshall
  • Princeton Community Housing — Valerie Haynes
  • Princeton Mobile Food Pantry — Sue Tillett
  • Resistencia en Accion NJ — Eileen Bird
  • Solidaridad — Ted Fetter
  • South Brunswick Food Pantry — Jane Demaio
  • SPLASH Delaware River Floating Classroom — Lisa Roche
  • Sustainable Princeton — Sharon McCrae
  • TASK — Margie Stockwell
  • Younity (formerly Womanspace) — Sharon McCrae

2025/2026 Outreach Grant Awards

UU Princeton Outreach Grants (funded by proceeds from the 2025/26 Spring Sale) awarded $31,438 to 20 local nonprofits. Committee members: Gareth Funka-Lea, Corky Reslier, Louise Senior, Lisa Trayner, David Avasthi.

  • Arm In Arm: $3,000 Help three clients to obtain or restore driver’s licenses.
  • Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice: $1,000 Help develop education material on reproductive rights.
  • The Chubby’s Project: $2,000 To increase access to fresh food for the supported families.
  • Friends for the Abbott Marshlands: $1,674 (new grantee) Fund an intern from the Trenton area to work this summer at the Abbot Marshlands.
  • Good Grief: $2,000 Peer support for families that have experienced the death of a family member. 
  • HomeFront: $2,000 Support their Emergency Food & Diapers Programs.
  • Interfaith-Rise (The Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation): $3,000 (new grantee) Helping refugees and other clients meet financial obligations. 
  • The Jewish Center Interfaith Refugee Resettlement: $3,000 Building self-sufficiency and well-being for refugees and asylum seekers.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness of Mercer County: $2,500 Towards their ongoing programs in education, support and outreach.
  • Peace Action Education Fund: $2,000 To support their annual Conference and Multifaith Service for Peace.
  • Princeton Community Housing, Inc.: $2,500 To help provide transportation for low-income seniors living in Princeton. 
  • Princeton Mobile Food Pantry: $1,500 (new grantee) Delivering fresh groceries to food insecure Princeton Neighbors. 
  • Solidaridad: $3,000 Support volunteer operations and establish a fund to hire a lawyer.
  • South Brunswick Social Services: $2,500 Purchase two freezers to support the food pantry.
  • SPLASH Delaware River Floating Classroom: $2,000 (returning grantee) Classes on the Trenton watershed for residents of Trenton.
  • Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK): $2,500 To purchase food for needy people in the greater Trenton area.
  • Younity (formerly Womanspace): $2,500 Hunger relief program for victims of domestic violence Program.

— Submitted by Gareth Funka-Lea, Outreach Grant Committee Chair