Pennsylvania ranks 29th in the rate of people 18 and older who belong to religious, neighborhood, school, or sports groups in their communities with the rate of 36.7%. Furthermore, 12.2% of people take a leadership role in an organization by serving as an ofcer or serving on a committee of an organization. Nationally, 35.1% of Americans are members of at least one group or organization and 10.1% serve as ofcers or committee members.

Opportunities for Growth:
1. Encouraging Pennsylvanians to be more active in their groups
• Despite the fact a high rate of Pennsylvanians belong to a group (36.7%), only 8.9% of them report attending a meeting of that group once in the last year. This is a dramatic decrease.
• Nationally, 21.5% of Americans report attending a meeting of a group to which they belong.