Meals for Seniors and Food for Seniors. Meals on Wheels of Greater Houston delivers nutritious meals to more than 3,000 seniors in our area to help ensure that they can stay in their homes and maintain their dignity. By donating $100 or more, you can sponsor a senior for one month; Coordinator: Jan Mills.  Food for Seniors delivers a box of food to low income Seniors once a month. Emerson supports with drivers as well as monetary donations.,. Coordinator: Bob Hopkins.

Houston's’ Food Bank Approximately 80,000 different people receive emergency food assistance in Houston in any given week. You can help alleviate hunger by donating to our special collection second Sundays each month and on Souper Sunday. Contact: Jan Mills.

Welcome a Guest at Your Table It has been said that much is expected of those to whom much has been given. In varying measure, most of us here have been given much. That abundance becomes our responsibility, to share with all who call this earth home. Our gifts here are symbols of all we give, of all we value, of all we dream.

The Guest at Your Table program, which started in 1975 as an annual fund raiser for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, has encouraged families and individuals to place a Guest box on their table, to reflect upon what it means to welcome a guest, and to celebrate that we are all in this world together. Emersonians participate in this tradition during November and December of each year by depositing their contributions at each meal and returning the box or bringing a check for the amount they would have spent on their guest. For more information contact: Aubrey Smith.

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War and Peace In Iraq -- In response to the war in Iraq, the UUSC created an Iraq Relief Fund to help ease the sufferings in that country. Although UUSC does not have any programs in Iraq, we have a history of responding to emergencies where human rights are jeopardized. We have identified two nonprofit, non–governmental agencies we believe are best equipped to address the humanitarian needs of the vulnerable and neglected population in Iraq during this period of recovery and reconstruction. Visit www.uusc.org/news/article072803.html.

Afghanistan—Women offer hope for future of Afghanistan With all eyes focused on Iraq, the UUSC is concerned that the women and children of Afghanistan will be forgotten. With the generous help of our members and friends, UUSC has been able to provide help to women survivors of the war in Afghanistan as they strive to move from crisis to having a voice in the creation of a civil society that promotes peace, stability and self-sufficiency. The need for humanitarian aid is still overwhelming, and we are convinced that investing in the women of Afghanistan will reap rewards as the country begins the long process of rebuilding. Visit the web site at www.uusc.org/news/article072503.html.

Thanks to the generosity of our members and supporters, UUSC has been able to distribute more than $100,000 in humanitarian relief aid to non–governmental organizations working in Afghanistan and neighboring countries, especially Pakistan. Visit www.uusc.org/news/article072503_3.html.