Each week this congregation gives half of all offerings collected in our plate to local organizations whose work furthers our mission. Here are some of our prior recipients. All members and friends are invited to nominate an organization that they’re familiar with or inspired by.

• Share the Plate – 4/12/26 and 4/199/26 – Kennedy Heights Community Center

  The Share the Plate recipient for 4/12 and 4/19 is the Kennedy Heights Community Center. Their mission is to create a community support network for low-to-moderate income families; increase available resources and programs to improve the lives of residents, and to develop and present social, educational, recreational, and cultural programs for children, youth and adults. Their services include afterschool programs, summer camps, a food pantry and more. Thank you to Mary Wichita for nominating them!

• Share the Plate – 3/29/26 and 4/5/26 – Voces de La Frontera

  The Share the Plate recipient for Sunday March 29th and Sunday April 5th is Voces de La Frontera. Voces de La Frontera is Wisconsin’s leading immigrant rights organization and has been empowering and organizing immigrant workers and families for over 20 years. Led by low-wage workers, immigrants and youth, its mission is to protect and expand civil rights and workers’ rights through leadership development, community organizing and empowerment. They were nominated by Kirsten Johnson.

• Share the Plate – 3/15/26 and 3/22/26 – LIFT Wisconsin

  The Share the Plate recipient for 3/15 and 3/22 is LIFT Wisconsin: Legal Interventions For Transforming Wisconsin. Each year in Wisconsin, over half a million individuals face a civil legal issue that they either do not know how to solve or cannot afford legal representation to resolve. As a consequence, many get trapped in a revolving door of unpaid fines and fees, forms, and hard-to-navigate processes that prevent them from accessing employment, a driver’s license, and housing. Unmet civil legal needs have an outsized impact on vulnerable and marginalized communities, exacerbating poor economic and health outcomes. LIFT Wisconsin is committed to improving access to justice by transforming and reforming legal systems, increasing personal agency, democratizing data, and dismantling legal barriers. Thank you to Joan Kemble for nominating them!

• Share the Plate – 3/1/26 and 3/8/26 – Nehemiah Center

  The Share the Plate for Sunday March 1st and Sunday March 8th is the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development. The Nehemiah Center cultivates innovative Black and non-black leaders through culturally grounded programs including youth empowerment and leadership development, community leadership and capacity building, Justified Anger and criminal justice and reentry services. They were nominated by Virginia Harrison. 

• Share the Plate – 2/15/26 and 2/22/26 – Madison Street Medicine

  The Share the Plate recipient for Sundays 2/15 and 2/22 will be Madison Street Medicine, a community leader in providing and coordinating compassionate, holistic healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness. They develop programming and services to fill gaps in access to healthcare and housing in the Madison area and envision a community where individuals experiencing housing insecurity have housing and healthcare. Thank you to Joan Kemble for nominating them!

• Share the Plate – 2/1/26 and 2/8/26 – ILCM

  In support of the fight against ICE in Minneapolis/St Paul the Share the Plate recipient for Sundays February 1 and February 8th is The Immigrant Law Center of MN. The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. It is providing assistance to hundreds of people with families detained by ICE. It was nominated by the Share the Plate committee. 

• Share the Plate – 1/18/26 and 1/25/26 – Occupy Madison

  The Share the Plate for 1/18 and 1/25 is Occupy Madison Villages. Occupy Madison builds tiny homes with and for people without homes. There are currently three OM Villages in Madison, run by the formerly unhoused residents who now live in the homes they helped build. They work cooperatively to govern and operate the villages. You can donate online, write a check, or donate items. Thank you to Ed Kuharski for nominating them. 

• Share the Plate – 1/4/26 and 1/11/26 – Undue Medical Debt

  The Share the Plate recipient for January 4 and 11 will be Undue Medical Debt. They believe that medical debt is not just unfortunate – it’s unjust and uniquely American. Powered by donors, Undue Medical Debt has bought and erased billions of dollars in the medical debts of everyday people, freeing them from bills they can’t afford. They were nominated by Sarah Cook.

• Share the Plate – 12/21/25 and 12/28/25 – Social Justice Center

  The Share the Plate recipient for December 21 and 28 is the Social Justice Center. The SJC is a neighborhood hub of social justice organizing, essential supportive services, collaboration and activism. Their 14 member organizations work on a variety of issues including housing and homelessness, restorative justice, community organizing, books to prisoners, cooperative development, art programs, and affordable financial services. They were nominated by Jean Skinner.

• Share the Plate – 12/7/25 and 12/14/25 UW Odyssey Project

  The share the plate for Sundays December 7th and December 14 is the UW Odyssey Project. The UW Odyssey Project offers University of Wisconsin-Madison humanities classes for adult students facing economic barriers to college. The majority of students that participate in the Odyssey Course are from racial and ethnic minority groups (~90%). Odyssey students report transformative outcomes, and some have even moved from homelessness to bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Students also say that they read more to their children, feel that they are better parents and advocates for their children in school, have more hope about their own futures, and are more likely to vote and become involved in their communities. UW Odyssey Project was nominated by Bryan Rainey and Ed Kuharski.

Share the Plate Past Recipients

2024

• Allied Food Pantry
• Great Turning Hospitality House
• Get Kids Outside Wisconsin

2023

• Odyssey Behind Bars
• Wheels for Winners
• Raza United
• Veterans for Peace
• Wilma’s Fund
• Ho-Chunk Housing and CDA
• Centro Hispano
• Operation Fresh Start
• GSAFE
• One City Schools
• Moms On a Mission
• Black Business Hub
• UUSC
• Urban Triage – Inspired House
• Centro Hispano (x2)
• White Helmets
• Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership and Development
• Illustrated English Dictionaries for Madison Public Schools
• UUA Disaster Relief Fund
• Neighborhood Food Solutions
• Yahara House

2022

• Community Action Coalition
• Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency
• Goodman Community Center
• Movin’ Out
• Community Immigration Law Center
• Briarpatch
• Solace Friends, Inc
• UW Nurses Union
• Literacy Network
• League of Women Voters
• The River Food Pantry
• Women’s Medical Fund
• POWERS
• Focused Interruption
• Urban Triage
• UU Service Committee’s Emergency Fund
• The Farley Center
• The Catfish River 4H
• The Progress Center for Black Women
• Social Justice Center
• Wisconsin Network for Peach and Justice and Sustainability
• WUUSAN
• Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
• The Center for Black Excellence and Culture
• The River Food Pantry

2021

• Catalyst for Change
• East High Food Pantry
• Porchlight Drop-In Shelter
• Goodman Center Thanksgiving Baskets
• MOSES
• Open Doors for Refugees
• Worker Justice Wisconsin
• JSS Madison Refugee Resettlement Project
• Madison Tenant Power
• Freedom Inc Books & Breakfast
• Honor the Earth
• Madison Adaptive Cycling
• TRUUst
• DRUUM
• Wisconsin Network for Peace Justice & Sustainability
• Safe Skies Clean Water
• DANEnet
• Second Harvest
• Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
• Women in Focus
• Giniw Collective
• Tenant Resource Center
• Occupy Madison Village
• River Food Pantry