The Department of Social Services in Sharjah pays great attention to social responsibility, for several considerations, the most important of which is that social work cannot be complete, successful and distinguished except through community partnerships with various sectors: governmental, private, or semi-governmental, in addition to partnerships with individuals. Based on this principle, the department launched many humanitarian initiatives and programs that have a positive impact on society in general, and low-income groups in particular, in light of the approach adopted by the emirate to provide a decent life for society. The projects target senior citizens, children without social care, low-income families, and children deprived of education. The department seeks to involve government and community institutions, the private sector, and individuals in its community initiatives. To contribute to the success of projects and enhance their societal role, as well as to increase individuals’ awareness of the importance of social responsibility and enhance its aspects based on mutual cooperation, in addition to promoting the instilling of the spirit of giving in community members. Between societal and social Regarding the importance of performing societal responsibilities and their impact on society, Hessa Al Hammadi, Director of the Community Cohesion Department in the department, explained that the roles of institutions go beyond achieving financial profit or providing services to leaving an impact that serves society and its individuals, and societal responsibility is defined as carrying out specific actions from Based on a sense of responsibility and adopting a self-organized policy of responsibility towards society or towards the individuals surrounding it. Responsibility is divided into two types. The first type is “social responsibility,” which consists of carrying out actions towards the individuals around them and aims for the well-being, strengthening relationships, developing their skills, and providing a safe environment for them. The second type is “social responsibility,” which consists of five types: participating in supporting projects proposed by entities in the community, providing support for volunteer work in the community, sponsoring events and events, presenting community initiatives, and putting forward sustainable operational initiatives. She continues by saying, from here, there are a variety of projects and initiatives supporting the social responsibility programs provided by the department in cooperation with its partners from government agencies, private institutions, and the contributions of community members, which number 6 projects. One of the forms of participation lies in supporting projects proposed by parties in society: projects that contribute to supporting social responsibility, including those proposed in the field of social solidarity, which are projects related to providing support, care and integration to the most needy social groups in society to achieve community cohesion and a decent standard of living for a decent life. . It can also be cash or in-kind support or services to make the initiative successful and achieve its goals. Influential Initiatives Al-Hammadi introduced us to a group of community projects that were established and launched over the years and that had a significant impact on the societal groups entrusted to them. These are: the “Noon” initiative, which falls - like the rest of the initiatives - within the classification of social solidarity services, and was launched by the department in the year 2016 with the aim of providing Educational support for children who lack the right to education. The Noon Project works to provide an “education chair” in regular schools from the first to the twelfth grade, and its goal is to provide opportunities for all children deprived of the right to education residing in Sharjah with special circumstances, by contributing to covering education expenses. And studying for children who lack social care (category of sponsoring a student for one year - category of educational support for defaulters). The “You Are Our Paradise” initiative provides health, psychological, and social support to senior citizens, fathers and mothers, who benefit from the department’s services, and works to activate the social role of senior citizens in providing societal culture in a way that makes them feel their value, contribution, and belonging to their community. “You Are Our Paradise” also aims to Integrating the elderly into society and occupying their free time in a way that ensures movement that enhances their health, removing them from isolation, involving them in community occasions and events, and activating the societal role of government and private institutions in social responsibility projects that seek to achieve sustainable development, in addition to enhancing the culture of humanitarian work and diversifying charitable trends. Charity to individuals and governmental, private and public institutions. As for the “Sanad” initiative, it is one of the forms of social responsibility that works to provide financial support to low-income people and needy families registered with the department. The “Fingerprint” project is one of the distinguished projects that works to improve the homes of less fortunate families and to support families of social security beneficiaries registered with the department. The initiative launched by the department since 2019 is based on improving the homes of this group and providing them with various supplies and living facilities and aims to provide a decent life and decent living. And creating balance for families with limited income. At the beginning of the year 2021, the initiative was launched in a new form as a social responsibility initiative by involving charities and public benefit entities in supporting it, after it had been implemented from within the department, with the aim of strengthening the partnership in social responsibility. For the ninth year in a row, the “Eid Joy” initiative continues to provide Eid gifts to children across the emirate, to enhance the principles of compassion and communication among members of society to advance social work. It is one of a series of community projects that it implements throughout the year within the framework of social responsibility that contributes to the happiness of individuals and ensures the happiness of children with gifts for Eid Al-Fitr. As for the “Barakat Al-Dar” initiative, it was launched by the Department of Social Services in Sharjah, in cooperation with the Department of Endowments in Sharjah. It is It serves as an ongoing charity to support shelters for senior citizens and children’s homes in the Department of Social Services in Sharjah. It is based on collecting donations to build a charitable endowment, which is a building consisting of several floors, the proceeds of which go back to spending on all belongings, services, needs and supplies for senior citizens and children who lack social care, to provide them with the necessities of a decent life.