Society for the Study of Social Problems

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Nominations are now open for the 2008 Social Action Award.  Members of the Society are urged to submit names of organizations as nominees for this award.

The Social Action Award, established in 1991, is awarded to a not-for-profit organization in the city/area hosting the annual meeting and carries with it a stipend of $1,000.

The award is a fitting expression of the overall purpose of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, which is concerned with applying scientific methods and theories to the study of social problems. SSSP aims to bring together scholars, practitioners and advocates to examine and understand social problems in order to further solutions and develop social policy based on knowledge.
 
When this award was established, SSSP described its purpose as follows:

The organization selected for this recognition should have a history of challenging social inequalities, promoting social change, and/or working toward the empowerment of marginalized peoples. Its work must demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity.

Preference is given to small, local agencies in the Boston, MA area rather than large organizations or chapters of nationally based organizations. The main criterion is the extent to which the organization reaches out to the disadvantaged in the community and uses innovative means for dealing with local social conditions.

The award will be presented on August 1, 2008 at the SSSP Awards Banquet in Boston, MA. Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2008.

PREVIOUS WINNERS INCLUDE:

2007: New York, NY, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities

2006:  Montréal, Québec, Canada, Action Réfugiés Montréal 
           Click here to read the Thank you letter from Action Réfugiés Montréal 

2005:  Philadelphia, PA, Alliance for a Clean Environment (ACE)

2004:  San Francisco, CA, Free Battered Women

2003:  Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Harm Reduction Center

2002:  Chicago, IL, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)

2001:  Anaheim, CA, Innercity Struggle

2000:  Washington, DC, Council of Latino Agencies

1999:  Chicago, IL, Rogers Park Community Action Network

1998:  San Francisco, CA, People Organized to Win Employment Rights

1997:  Toronto, Canada, Heritage Skills Development Center

1996:  New York, NY, SAKHI

1995:  Washington, DC, Foundation for Youth at Risk and Friends and Jr. Friends of the Southwest Branch Library

1994:  Los Angeles, CA, Coalition for Human Immigration Rights of Los Angeles

1993:  Miami, FL, Women Will Rebuild, P.A.C.E. Center for Girls, and Haitian Refugee Center

1992:  Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Jobs with Peace Campaign

1991:  Cincinnati, OH, Ohio Welfare Rights Organization and ReSTOC, Inc.

2008 Social Action Award Nomination
(Please include the following information when making a nominations/s.)