Community of Faith Name

Contact Name

First Last

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone

Email

Guaranteed Livable Income

Is your congregation aware of the United Church of Canada's commitment to a Guaranteed Livable Income (GAI, UBI)?

Yes
No

What information would be most useful for your pastoral charge in discovering more about Guaranteed Livable Income and why it is a policy in our denomination?

ucceast.ca > Cross Region Programs > Justice Mission & Outreach > GLI. Shows regional coordinators and links to more resources at the bottom.

Indigenous members of the United Church have described how structural inequities in Canadian society continue to be reinforced during the pandemic. A Guaranteed Livable Income program needs to ensure that both the application and payment processes facilitate participation by all Indigenous peoples.

How might your congregation consider connecting with Indigenous leaders and others in your wider community about a Guaranteed Livable Income?

Sunday October 17th is the United Nation's International Day for the Elimination of Poverty. Is your congregation aware that this day is being set aside to emphasize the importance of a Guaranteed Livable Income?

Yes
No

On previous page (as noted above), click "Guaranteed Annual Income Program" hyperlink, scroll to the bottom. Word doc titled "Worship Resources: Guaranteed Livable Income"

Worship Resources are being sent to all congregations for this Sunday, while other worship resources are already on the website (with more to be added soon).

Would you be prepared to use a service that was fully planned around Guaranteed Livable Income?

Yes
No
Part of one
Not my decision

We have a kit to help with letter-writing to candidates to lobby them about including GLI in their platform. If there is an election called soon, would you like to receive this kit?

Yes
No

Would you like to be on the contact list for matters related to Guaranteed Livable Income?

Yes
No

Contact's Name for GLI

First Last

Contact's Position for GLI

Contact's Phone for GLI

Contact's Email for GLI

In the fall, we are planning an online book study of Hugh Segal's book Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory's Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada. Stay tuned for further details.

Climate Crisis

The United Church of Canada has set a goal to reduce the carbon footprint of all its church buildings by 80% by 2050. They are providing money and expertise to assist churches in this process through a program called Faithful Footprints.

Have you heard about Faithful Footprints?

Yes
No

Have you started Faithful Footprints?

Yes
No

Who in your Community of Faith can we talk to about improving your building's energy efficiency?

Same contact as for GLI?

Yes
No

Contact's Name for FF

First Last

Contact's Position for FF

Contact's Phone for FF

Contact's Email for FF

Notes

Guaranteed Livable Income

Guaranteed Livable Income

Climate Crisis

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