diGBoardSocial Development Commission (SDC)
Contact
Address: Social Development Commision Head Office, 22 Camp Road, Kingston 4
Telephone: (876) 928-8304/1856
Fax: (876) 938-1492/2531
Email: pr@sdc.gov.jm
Web Site: http://www.sdc.gov.jm
Description
The Social Development Commission (SDC) is the principal community development agency working with Jamaica’s 783 communities. Positioned in the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sports (MoYCS) since 2007, 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).
Services
The main activities of SDC have been to:
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Build and strengthen CSOs (including CBOs, CDCs, DACs, and PDCs) to engage in, promote, and facilitate dialogue, decisions, and actions that promote development.
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Increase emphasis on strengthening youth groups to improve youth participation in positive development options.
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Facilitate the preparation and use of community and parish profiles and poverty assessments to inform planning, policy, programme, and project design with special emphasis on volatile communities.
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Facilitate stakeholder involvement in the preparation and implementation of local plans and projects.
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Use sports and entertainment to generate energy and maintain presence in all communities and to rebuild strong cultural identity.
Contact Person
Executive DirectorOpening Hours
Monday to Thursday 8:30 - 5:00 pm; Fridays 8:30 am - 4:00 pmBoard Of Directors
- Mr. Paul Burke - Chairman
- Mr. Paul Arscott
- Mr. Denworth Finnikin
- Dr. Jane Dodman
- Mr. Robert Buddan
- Mr. Cedric McCollough
- Miss Nicole Allen
- Mrs. Yvonne McCormack
- Mr. Ricardo James
- Dr Eris Schoburgh
*Appointed June 11, 2012 to June 10, 2015
Other Useful Information
SDC Offices Island-wide
Head Office
22 Camp Road
Kingston 4
Jamaica
Tel: (876) 928-8304
Fax: (876) 938-2531
Email: sdc@sdc.gov.jm
Web: www.sdc.gov.jm
Kingston and St Andrew
Banana Board Building
10 South Avenue
Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 948-1194
Fax: (876) 948-3069
St. Thomas
1 Springfield Road
Morant Bay
St. Thomas
Tel: (876) 982-0232
Fax: (876) 734-1769
Portland
Oliver Park Centre
Smatt Road
Port Antonio
Portland
Tel: (876) 993-2644
Fax: (876) 993-4962
St. Mary
Cape Clear
Clonmel
St Mary
Tel: (876) 992-4088
Fax: (876) 992-4563
St. Ann
Addison Park Centre
Brown’s Town
St. Ann
Tel: (876) 975-6322
Fax: (876) 917-6322
Trelawny
26 Market Street
Falmouth
Trelawny
Tel: (876) 617-5221
St. James
1 Albion Road
Montego Bay
St James
Tel: (876) 940-6596
Fax: (876) 940-7068
Hanover
Watson Taylor Park
Lucea
Hanover
Tel: (876) 956-2548
Fax: (876) 956-3778
Westmoreland
JNBS Building
Hendon Circle
Westmoreland
Tel: (876) 918-0996
Fax: (876) 955-4150
St. Elizabeth
23 Coke Drive
Santa Cruz
St. Elizabeth
Tel: (876) 966-2908
Fax: (876) 966-4298
Manchester
Lot 15 & 16 Nashville Subdivision
Mandeville
Manchester
Tel: (876) 962-3263
Fax: (876) 961-1050
Clarendon
8B Manchester Avenue
May Pen
Clarendon
St. Catherine
Port Henderson Road
Spanish Town
St Catherine
Tel: (876) 907-4056
Fax: (876) 984-2865
Portmore
Shops 11&12 Palm Plaza
Lot 23 West Trade Way
Portmore
St. Catherine