Donate to this project
  • Support our 2019 Annual Campaign: Building Solidarity!
  • These are the Joe Thomasberger Community Fellows - Cesar, Stephen, Amonnie, and Ray. The three year old program was dedicated and renamed in September 2018.
  • Soundscapes is a concert series curated by Cesar Presa, a Joe Thomasberger Community Fellow
  • The Don't Drop the Mic artist showcase is organized and hosted by Ray Sykes, a Senior Joe Thomasberger Community Fellow
project leader
Charlie W
location
35 & 47 Cleveland St
(The Heart of Orange)
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Thank You!

the project

The HUUB is a public space that brings people together to strengthen democracy, build community, and respect the worth and dignity of every person. Instead of focusing on deficiencies and needs, we search for the wealth of untapped and unrecognized resources in our community and strive to uncover and connect them.

Over the last three years, we have opened our doors for community forums, potlucks, festivals, concerts, classes, and art shows organized and led by our neighbors. Our asset based strategy uncovers, supports, and connects the gifts and passions in our community to improve our city by building positive relationships that strengthen its social fabric.

Our work to lift community assets has been led by the Joe Thomasberger Community Fellows, local young people committed to the vitality of the place they are from. Our third cohort of Thomasberger Fellows will continue to organize events this May and June - come check them out!

This fundraising campaign will let us:

  1. continue and grow the Thomasberger Fellows program,

  2. expand our relationship building across the city with a focus on anti-displacement projects,

  3. invest in our facilities to keep up with the growing diversity of events and activities happening at The HUUB.

 

the steps

With the funds we are raising, we will:

  • Recruit and train the fourth cohort of Thomasberger Fellows over the summer. We will start to meet weekly in September 2019.
  • Organize the 100-Year-Old House Coalition focused on affordable housing and investement in environmental remediation in the city's existing building stock. This group of anchor institutions will work to organize renters and owners, create policies to promote affordable housing preservation and development, and to champion non-extractive modes of financing to both develop new housing and invest in upgrades and improvements to the existing housing stock.
  • Purchase new appliances and equipment to meet demand in our three program spaces, including new appliances, furniture, and A/V equipment to be more sustainable (no more disposable plates, cups, flatware), more comfortable (for major life events, such as weddings, graduations, or memorials), and more technological (to provide better performance and recording opportunities for the many performance artists who use our facilities)

why we're doing it

We need to have strong social systems to manage climate change, economic shifts, and racial disconnection. Like many other cities recovering from disinvestment, there is a deep sense of loss from reduced economic opportunities, historical trauma, increased police presence, disjointed communities, and an overall lack of representation in Orange. The loss of social cohesion within the community means that the only forces tying people together is a shared sense of hopelessness.

In response, The HUUB is successfully meeting the need of a public place for people to gather in community and build relationships in Orange. By focusing on what is already here and with guidance from the Thomasberger Fellows, the asset-based activities happening at The HUUB are kindling the flames of hope and possibility in the city.

As an anchor institution in Orange, we believe that finding innovative ways to tangibly leverage our values and our neighbors’ endless bounty of untapped resources to create more just and equitable communities is our social responsibility.

budget

Disbursed Budget:

Joe Thomasberger Community Fellows -- $10,000
Parish Hall Upgrades -- $5,000
Sanctuary Upgrades -- $3,000
Hale House Upgrades -- $2,247.70



TOTAL RAISED = $20,910.00
ioby Platform Fee $35.00
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) $627.30
TOTAL TO DISBURSE= $20,247.70

Original Budget:

Joe Thomasberger Community Fellows - $15,000

HUUB Staff - $20,000

Parish Hall Upgrades - $7,250

Sanctuary Upgrades - $4,980

Hale House Upgrades - $2,770



PROJECT FUNDING NEEDED = $50,000
ioby Platform Fee $35
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) $1,547
TOTAL TO RAISE = $51,582

 

updates

Thank You!

Posted 07/01/2019 - 3:51pm

We’ve come to the end of our 2019 Annual Fund Campaign and I am excited and proud to announce that we've raised $30,030 from more than 90 donations on this campaign page and through direct donations offline! With our $20,000 matching grant from the Fund for UU Social Responsibility, we met and surpassed our goal and raised $50,030 in this campaign! Thank you for all your help in reaching this milestone - we literally cannot do this work without you. The generosity of our community is inspiring and validating. Everybody does need a HUUB and every HUUB needs a community - we appreciate you.

Our campaign was built on FAITH that there was widespread support for The HUUB, the Joseph Thomasberger Community Fellows, and the WORKS we're doing together in Orange. I'm proud of the what we've done and excited for what we're going to do over the next year with these resources. Check out our Facebook page (OrangeHUUB) and ask to be added to our mailing list to get a Happenings at The HUUB newsletter at the end of Summer for 2019-2020 events, programs, and opportunities to get involved with the good work being done on Cleveland St.

Thank you again for you support and I can't wait to see you at The HUUB!

Onwards,
Charlie

The HUUB Managing Director

We're getting there!

Posted 06/20/2019 - 11:22am

We've done great on our ioby fundraising - $15,490 from 27 donors is - and at the same time we've also received dozens of donations offline - $7,155 from 35 donors! This puts our total amount raised at $22,645, which is 43% of our goal, from 62 donors! We're making great progress, and with 10 days left we have lots of time to keep moving forward! Please share with your friends and family who would support this great work as well! Thank you for your support and help!

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donors

  • Colleen Shaw
  • YoungEun K.
  • Alexander May
  • Amanda Wirene
  • Assaf Gidron
  • Doug.
  • Anonymous
  • Jake Barszcz
  • Anonymous
  • Ross and Anne Miller
  • Alexander M.
  • Robin Gordon
  • Julie A Erickson
  • Molly Kaufman
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Mary from UUCM
  • Tony and Jody
  • Anonymous
  • Mr David Rosenberg
  • Karen Marlowe
  • Victor De Luca
  • ELIZABETH BLACK
  • Anonymous
  • Colleen
  • Connor and Maggie Keeshan
  • Emily & Alex
  • Anonymous
  • Mark & Cadria
  • Becky Doggett
  • David R Pisani
  • Barbara Bertschy
  • Mindy Fullilove
  • Cathy Shaw
  • Cindy & Bill Wirene
  • Chuck Shaw
  • The Peters Family
  • Anonymous
  • Linda Ocasio
  • Pat Morrisdy
  • Allyson McHarris
  • cathy shaw
  • Anonymous
  • chuck and roberta shaw
  • Anonymous
  • Cindy & Bill Wirene
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • The Loflin Family
  • Mindy Fullilove
  • The Guyot-Bender-Wirene Family