Member Services FAQ
Some SAG branch offices have bulletin boards that display housing information. See our Branch pages for more information.
To find out about scholarships for members and children of members, please visit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation website
Since the primary role of Screen Actors Guild concerns the members' wages and working conditions, on their jobs, most Guild resources are spent on enforcing the contracts under which the members work, rather than career development. Remember this statement that is on the application form, "I understand that obtaining employment in the motion picture industry is my own responsibility and that it is not the function of Screen Actors Guild to secure employment for its members."
Nevertheless, the national and branch offices do offer workshops and seminars for members on various subjects. The best way to learn about these is to read your branch emails and newsletters, and check your branch page on this website.
In Hollywood and in some branches, members are eligible to join the SAG Conservatory. Also, members can participate in Casting Showcases and Seminars. Call (323) 549-6540 for more information. You can also call InfoCast line at (323) 937-3441.
Please visit the Pension & Health website for information.
We welcome your input. Please direct your comments about the website to webhelp@sag.org.
The best way to make your views known to the Board is to put them in writing, and send them to:
Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors
5757 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
If you have already talked with one or more staff members about the matter, please include the dates of your conversation(s) and their name(s).
Generally free movie tickets are not available for SAG members. However, during awards show season, some studios make screenings available for consideration. Please call (323) 549-6045 or the SAG Awards office at (323) 549-6707 for more information.
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides free movie screenings and information of interest to our members via their "Roll Film" series. "Roll Film" was created for SAG members to attend free screenings of films/television shows and Q&As with casts, directors, writers and producers. Read more about the SAG Foundation's "Roll Film" series, as well as other free programs for SAG members such as "Conversations", "Conversations for Kids", and "Liferaft" educational seminars.
Please visit the “Young Performers” section of our website or call the Child Actor Hotline at (323) 549-6030. You can also search the “Work Permits” section on our site for state-specific laws.
In addition, you can learn from a group of grown-up child actors who are trying to improve conditions for children in the business. The group is called A Minor Consideration.
(1) Get a sideline job so that your predictable income exceeds your predictable expenses. Acting is fickle career that doesn't always respond to how talented, trained, attractive or good-hearted you are. The look that is hot one day, is not necessarily the look that makes it the next day.
In New York and Hollywood, the Actors Fund offers the Actors Work Program to Guild members.
(2) You can also check out the community assistance programs available in your area. Visit the Related Links area of our site to link to the SAG Foundation, the Actors Fund of America, the Motion Picture & Television Fund and much more.
(3) Don't do non-union work! There are some unscrupulous producers and managers out there who are looking for hungry, talented actors who care more about performing than earning money. Don't fall for it. Without a strong union, we can't maintain a living wage for the union members who are fortunate to have "the look" this season. If you undercut them this year, the wages and working conditions that exist today might not be there when (and admittedly, if) your look is "it" next year.
If you want to know how far our member solidarity has brought us, and why each member has to uphold his/her responsibility to protect what we've got, see our SAG History area.
