Community involvement
Join SDOP in making a difference against poverty and oppression in disadvantaged communities around the United States and the world.
- Learn about Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine. Watch the trailer and order the DVD. Watch another video from the Maine Video Activists Network.
- Watch four short videos that showcase the stories of four Self-Development of People “partners” — people from distinct areas of the Western Hemisphere — Alaska, Virginia, Kentucky and Chile.
- Consider being nominated to volunteer as a SDOP National Committee member. The 31 person national committee helps to tell the SDOP “story” regularly. For more information contact Cynthia White.
- If you know of a group in your community you think may be a potential SDOP partner refer the group to us or contact the group and tell them about SDOP.
- Learn more about poverty.
- Attend or volunteer to set up a community workshop in your area. Community workshops explaining the Self-Development of People application process and criteria are held nationwide year round. For more information, email Margaret Mwale.
- Invite someone to share their Self-Development of People experience with your group.
- Consider being nominated to volunteer as a SDOP National Committee member. The 31 person national committee helps to tell the SDOP “story” regularly. For more information contact Cynthia White.
For more information on how your congregation can help, see "Opportunites to Serve"
SDOP stories
With SOAR, I’m free
by Elvia Sanchez
Camden residents rally against abandoned houses
by Ernest Hoh
Self-Development of People announces grant recipients
by Margaret Mwale
Stairway out of poverty in Haiti
by Terry Provance, Oikocredit USA
NOTE: We are not currently accepting applications from individual groups outside the United States. For more information, contact the SDOP staff.