Chalice House Success: June 12, 2020

You may have heard about Chalice House from previous articles in the newsletter.  It is a house owned by Countryside Church in which asylum seekers will live while they await determination of their application for asylum.  The UCE Endowment Committee approved an Immigrant Solidarity Team application for $1,800 to support these efforts.  We are very grateful to have had a chance to help with these efforts. 

Here is their letter announcing the readiness of the house and thanking us for our support: 

 

Dear Reverend Eileen and Joe, 

We are delighted to let you know that Chalice House is now ready for its new residents!  While we had hoped to celebrate with you in person, instead please enjoy watching the transformation in this video:  Chalice House. 

 
Literally hundreds of repairs and improvements have been made over the past couple of months. As you may know, due to Covid-19 restrictions, we had a smaller team do most of the work, but UCE along with many, many people and organizations also contributed by donating time, talent, furnishings, supplies and funding.     

Please extend our gratitude and share this good news with everyone at UCE. Your early interest and enthusiasm for the project helped us build momentum, and the 2020 financial support is greatly appreciated. 

ICDI is now taking steps to match Chalice House with a family who needs housing while they seek asylum in the United States. We will share more just as soon as we can.

More information about Chalice House is available here, and as always, if you have any questions or ideas for us, please don’t hesitate to contact us at ChaliceHouse@ccuu.org.

Gratefully,

Laura Mandell and Christine Organ
Co-Chairs, Chalice House