UUFSB Youth Group

The Youth Group is comprised of high school age youth (grades 9-12) who gather for worship, fun, community service, social action, and deepening relationships.  It is an ongoing group that seeks to foster spiritual depth, clarify both individual and universal religious values and create a peaceful community on earth.  As part of the Unitarian Universalist youth movement, this group welcomes all high school students in our faith community.  Please contact the Directors of Religious Education at DRE@UUFSB.org for further information.

Long Island Area Council of UU Congregations (LIAC) Youth Programs

The Long Island Area Council of UU Congregations (LIAC) serves as a beacon for liberal religion, promoting denominational awareness through education, advocacy, service and spirituality.  As such, they offer unique programs for teens and youth, some of which are described below. Click here for the LIAC website.

Internship Opportunities: The UU Student Activities Fund (SAF) offers paid internship opportunities to UU high school seniors and college students.  The purpose is to encourage young Unitarian Universalists to live their religious values through paid internships in social action, advocacy, and service provision. The Student Activity Fund (SAF) is a grant program funded by the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock that enables high school seniors and college students to perform significant service to the community while earning money to help finance their education. The program is sponsored by the Long Island Area Council of UU Congregations (LIAC). Please click here for further information.

The Coming of Age (COA) program prepares youth in grades 7-9 (ages 12-15) for the transition into young adulthood. Through a series of projects and weekend classes with trained leaders and a personal mentor, youth explore and develop their own religious philosophy, better understand Unitarian Universalism, develop friendships with other UU youth, and discuss issues important to them.   Their efforts are recognized by their home congregations and by the greater UU community at the completion of the program in June. Click here  for more information.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive UU sexuality education program designed for use in religious communities. There is a course for youth in grades 7-9 (ages 12-14) and another for youth in grades 10-12 (ages 16-18) – two different age appropriate series of lessons. Led by adults who have received special training, the program addresses the current needs of the youth and helps prepare them for healthy, meaningful relationships in the future. The OWL program addresses not only the physical aspects of sexuality, but also the spiritual, emotional, and cultural ones, taking a holistic view of sexuality. Click here for more information.