Our Recent Documents
Treasurer’s Report Template.doc
Treasurer’s Report Template.xlsx
Project Listing Template.xlsx
Membership Listing Checklist Template
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Membership Listing Template.xlsx
Parish Development Committee (PDC) Model Constitution Template July 2, 2021
Development Area Committee (DAC) Model Constitution July 2, 2021
Community Development Committee (CDC) Model Constitution Template July 2, 2021
Developing Constitution Minimum Standards
Constitution Must Have Checklist
Key Records Maintained by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
The Social Development Commission (SDC) is the principal community development agency working with Jamaica’s 775 communities. Positioned in the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development, the SDC continues to execute its legal mandate to inter alia, “promote and control schemes for, and to do any act or thing which may directly or indirectly serve the advancement of – sport, social, cultural & economic development – for the people of Jamaica and workers in particular”(S7/1965).
Our Programmes
Strengthening the Participatory Governance Framework Programme
Community Research and Development Planning Programme
SDC’s Main Street Festival Brings Hanover’s Local Business and Culture to the Forefront
Bustamante Square in Hanover is set to come alive on
SDC Hosts Business Empowerment Clinic For Grassroots Entrepreneurs
The Social Development Commission (SDC) hosted a two-day business clinic
Portland Community Leaders Benefit From SDC Development Retreat
Eighty-three community leaders from various development areas participated in the