Cold Weather Care Package Initiative

Serving Greater Birmingham  With Gratitude, Compassion, and Community

Every day we’re given something immeasurable, the gift of life.

The breath in our lungs, the strength in our bodies, the love that keeps our hearts beating. At Universal Peace Officers (UPO), we believe gratitude becomes real when it’s shared. We return the gift by showing up for others, especially those facing the harshness of winter without shelter or support.

This season, in partnership with Brother Paul’s BBQ, we’re hosting our Annual Cold Weather Care Package Initiative to bring warmth, nourishment, and dignity to our neighbors across Greater Birmingham. Volunteers gather to assemble Cold Weather Care Packages and sack meals, then deliver them throughout downtown Birmingham and surrounding communities.

It’s simple, human, and rooted in the truth that what we’ve freely received, we now offer forward.

How You Can Help

Your generosity becomes tangible warmth in someone’s hands.

We are collecting:

    •    Sandwich meats & sack-meal ingredients

    •    Hand warmers

    •    Tents & sleeping bags

    •    NEW socks & NEW underwear

    •    Jackets, coats, gloves, hats, scarves, blankets

    •    Extra cold-weather gear from overpacked closets

Donation Drop-Off:

Brother Paul’s BBQ

(All items are assembled on-site into Cold Weather Care Packages.)

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Serve With Us

If you feel moved to give back, to turn gratitude into action, we welcome you. Individuals, families, church groups, co-workers, and community teams.

All are invited to make sandwiches, assemble kits, and serve alongside us. It’s an honor to receive God’s grace,and share together one message of hope at a time🙏

To join in unity and service on person visit 

200 1st St S Alabaster, AL 35007 or

📞 Call or text 615-728-2156

To support through donation below or mail in donations will be made  Universal Peace Officers @ 

200 1st St South Alabaster, AL 35007

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Why We Do This

We’re here today — breathing, alive, held by a love larger than ourselves.

Our response is simple: share it.

In showing up for those in need, we honor the very gift we’ve been given.

Together, we can bring warmth, presence, and hope to those living through the coldest months.

"We are a 501(c)(3) public charity. Contributions are tax-deductible as provided by law."

Brother Paul’s BBQ is more than a place to share a meal — it’s a community bound together by love, compassion, and a desire to serve from the heart.
In partnership with Universal Peace Officers and creACTive Wellness, we are dedicated to creating spaces where body and soul are nourished, and where peace, love, and compassion ripple outward into the community. Our Feed the People Campaign is built on relationships with local missions and recovery ministries, walking alongside those who are rebuilding their lives with hope and dignity.

Each time we gather support, we return that love by preparing meals and sharing encouragement with those who need it most. With every $500 raised, we bring Old Skool Q and heartfelt messages of hope to groups of 50–80 people at places like Brother Bryan Mission, Celebrate Recovery, and local sober living communities.

This is more than food — it’s love in action, a reminder that we are one family, called to care for one another. We invite you to join us in this mission, to give from the heart, and to stand with us in spreading peace, love, and compassion.