Membership: Members and attenders of the Atlanta Friends Meeting. Meetings are open to all that wish to attend. There are usually 5-7 members.
Terms: Three-year, non-consecutive terms.
Meetings: Meetings are usually held once a month, at a time chosen by the committee.
Purpose: This committee encourages and supports individual members and attenders in their social concern leadings. It plans and organizes the Meeting’s social outreach. Quakers for Racial Equality, and Green Friends are currently active examples of the kinds of subgroups that can be periodically formed under the wing of the Social Concerns Committee.
Duties:
1. Financial: Prepares an annual budget and presents it to the Monthly Meeting for approval. Items in the budget include support for projects, which involve meeting members and attenders, for community organizations when the Meeting is a member and for organizations and projects. Reviews requests for spending from the Social Concerns Fund, which is for projects involving the whole Meeting, or a number of Meeting members and attenders. Presents recommendations for use of the Fund to the Meeting.
2. Education: Informs the Meeting about social issues through forums, written articles and announcements.
3. Reports: Explains to the Meeting the process that led to a recommendation, as well as why some issues were not brought forward.