Welcome to United Voices for Children
United Voices for Children (UVC) Speaks and Acts on Behalf of all the Children and Youth in the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Founded in 1979, the mission of United Voices for Children has been to:
- Speak in one voice and act on behalf of troubled and needy children and youth who lack the voice of an advocate, and
- Nurture and support the ministries of the four conference related child-serving agencies: ChildServ, Marcy-Newberry Association, Methodist Youth Services and the Rosecrance Health Network.
In order to fulfill this mission,
United Voices for Children has three major goals:
- To encourage congregations to advocate for the children in their local communities by developing supportive ministries that assist families in the nurture of their children, Child Advocates.
- To promote the 5th Sunday Appeal that provides financial resources to the four United Methodist related child serving agencies in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church: ChildServ, Marcy-Newberry Association, Methodist Youth Services and the Rosecrance Health Network.
- To provide information that can help United Methodist congregations, their child advocates, pastors and church leaders better understand as well as influence public policy in the issues affecting children and their families.