The Society for Community Research and Action - Community Psychology, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association - is an international organization devoted to advancing theory, research, and social action. Its members are committed to promoting health and empowerment and to preventing problems in communities, groups, and individuals. SCRA serves many different disciplines that focus on community research and action.

Do you have a special neighbour, know a person who volunteers for the good of others, or a community group that is always true to its mission but never recognized?

SCD-Society for Community Development invites you to nominate such persons to be recognized as our community buiding heroes. Click here to view those curretnly nominated as as ‘Community Heroes’.

Society for Community Action Network - India (SCAN-INDIA) came into existence in 1995. It is a non-profit, charitable organization working among the underprivileged children, women and youth in the areas of community health, education, economic development and addressing the environmental issues.

Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology encourages the development of theory, research, and practice relevant to the reciprocal relationships between individuals and the social system which constitute the community context. The Division supports 23 regional groups promoting communication among community psychologists in six U.S. regions, Canada, Western Europe, and the South Pacific. The Division hosts a three day biennial conference and has formed interest groups in the areas of international community psychology, rural psychology, aging, applied settings, and children and youth (prevention issues). Members receive the bimonthly American Journal of Community Psychology and The Community Psychologist, published five times per year.

The Community Service Society (CSS) engages in advocacy, research and direct service to champion better job opportunities to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty among low-income New Yorkers. Our work is particularly targeted toward communities of color that have been historically disadvantaged and now comprise the majority of our city. We use a variety of tools to encourage decision makers in the public and private sectors to support measures to help these hard-working New Yorkers get ahead. CSS promotes policies and programs that result in systemic change and advance the economic security of the working poor and, as a result, strengthens our city.

One-third of all New York City's voting age citizens live in a low-income household. Taken together, low-income New Yorkers constitute a sizeable voting bloc, yet politicians rarely speak to their issues and concerns.

* Promote active and representative participation toward enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives.
* Engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.
* Incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process; and disengage from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.
* Work actively to enhance the leadership capacity of community members, leaders, and groups within the community.
* Be open to using the full range of action strategies to work toward the long-term sustainability and well being of the community.