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Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award was April 1, 2023. Check back this fall for the 2024 nomination procedures.  See below for information on award eligibility and a list of past winners.

HISTORY

Since 1991 the SSSP has given an award to an organization in the city hosting the annual meeting for its social justice work. In 2009, the award was named in honor of Thomas C. Hood, who retired as Executive Officer after serving the Society in that capacity for 19 years. The award carries a stipend of $5,000. Past winners of this award can be found here.

CRITERIA

The Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award is awarded to a local grassroots social justice organization in the Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census) in which the annual meeting is held that year.

NOMINATIONS

While the recipient can be an organization in the Los Angeles area that engages in direct service work, preferred recipients for the Social Action Award will be organizations that also work at the level of systems change. The organization may not be a local or regional chapter of a national or international organization, and must be one that will benefit significantly from the award. The nomination of organizations that include directly impacted people and communities in leadership positions and decisions are also encouraged.

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.

The nomination deadline for the 2023 award was April 1, 2023. The 2023 award will be presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting, August 18-20, 2023.

Please address all questions to:

Dr. Lauren Dana Olsen, Chair
Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Committee
lauren.olsen@temple.edu

The nomination deadline for the 2023 Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award is April 1, 2023.

HISTORY

Since 1991 the SSSP has given an award to an organization in the city hosting the annual meeting for its social justice work. In 2009, the award was named in honor of Thomas C. Hood, who retired as Executive Officer after serving the Society in that capacity for 19 years. The award carries a stipend of $5,000. Past winners of this award can be found here.

CRITERIA

The Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award is awarded to a local grassroots social justice organization in the Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census) in which the annual meeting is held that year.

NOMINATIONS

While the recipient can be an organization in the Philadelphia area that engages in direct service work, preferred recipients for the Social Action Award will be organizations that also work at the level of systems change. The organization may not be a local or regional chapter of a national or international organization, and must be one that will benefit significantly from the award. The nomination of organizations that include directly impacted people and communities in leadership positions and decisions are also encouraged.

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.

All online nominations must be submitted online no later than April 1, 2023.  The 2023 award will be presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, August 18-20, 2023.

Please address all questions to:

Dr. Lauren Dana Olsen, Chair
Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Committee
lauren.olsen@temple.edu