I'd like to add another suggestion to the discussion about
environmental justice projects.

Poorer neighborhoods are very often the ones that would benefit most
from the energy efficiency upgrades that reduce utility bills and also
help the environment. So, funding and/or performing those energy
efficiency upgrades might make a good project. The upgrades can range
from switching to energy efficient light bulbs to weatherstripping to
additional insulation.

One funding source for the switch to energy efficient lighting that
I'm involved in is a program where individuals and corporations donate
money to the LiveCooler Foundation to achieve a reduction of carbon
dioxide emissions (e.g. a carbon offset). The money then goes to
energy efficient lighting that gets installed in low-income homes. We
call it a Charitable Carbon Offset, an offset that helps low-income
families with lower electricity bills while also helping the
environment.

This sort of program would be easy for a UUA group to replicate and
who better to identify those in need in your local area.

-Jay Barnes
Concord, MA

(My bias: I am the volunteer director of the LiveCooler Foundation,
Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3.)