Our Recent Documents
SDC Grant Call for Proposals FY 2025-2026 is now open for the following Grant Facilities:
- Government of Jamaica Community Development Committee Administrative Grant
- Government of Jamaica Parish Development Committee Administrative Grant
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 & Community 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
Participatory Governance
Community Research and Development Planning Programme
SDC moves to reset community governance framework
The Social Development Commission (SDC) is seeking to reset collaboration
SDC Advancing Citizen Participation in Governance to Drive Social Change
The Social Development Commission (SDC) is advancing citizen participation in