As the Scientology Handbook explains:

If no dynamic other than the first existed, you would have no responsibility other than to help yourself. But there are seven more dynamics and, as you have read, if you reduce them to nothing, sooner or later the first dynamic reduces to nothing. Therefore, one cannot sit back and watch his family, his work environment, his community, even his society or culture go downhill. The most wrong thing one can do is to do nothing. (Scientology Handbook, 1994, page 764)

Scientologists^® translate this teaching into direct action by working with other individuals and organizations in broad-based public benefit programs as well as through their own volunteer community activities.

Churches of Scientology are naturally a focal point for their members’ volunteer actions, and provide encouragement and guidance to these efforts. Churches also sponsor their own public benefit activities for members’ involvement, from drug education and crime prevention campaigns to community improvement projects and charity drives.