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CDC Singapore
Find your District

Mission, Vision & Strategic Direction

Find out how Singapore's CDCs unite residents and partners to build stronger communities through five key pillars: Caring, Inclusive, Healthy, Learning, and Sustainable.

Last updated 27 July 2026

The Community Development Councils (CDCs) were established under the People's Association Act in 1997.

Mission

We Aggregate Resources & Needs;  Build Capabilities of Partners & Residents, and Connect Stakeholders & Communities.

District Visions

Central Singapore Community Development Council logo: a magenta "C" enclosing a heart, beside the words "Central Singapore CDC" on a white background

Central Singapore CDC

Building a Do-Good Community

North East Community Development Council logo: an intertwined orange "n" and green "e" above orange and green name banners, on a white background.

North East Community Development Council

A Caring & Cohesive Community

North West Community Development Council logo: an orange arc with radiating lines, beside the council name on a white background.

North West Community Development Council

A Trusting & Healthy Community

South East Community Development Council logo: a stylised orange figure above blue waves, beside the council name in black on a white background.

South East Community Development Council

Cultivating an Active & Vibrant Community

South West Community Development Council logo: an orange starburst inside a blue ring, beside the council name in grey on a white background.

South West Community Development Council

A Unified & Inclusive Community

Strategic Direction

Over the next three years, the CDCs will roll out a slew of new and ongoing common flagship programmes under the Five Community Pillars - Caring, Inclusive, Healthy, Learning and Sustainable communities - as part of this new strategic direction. These community pillars, aligning with ForwardSG, underscores CDC’s efforts to adapt to increasingly complex needs in the community amidst a changing social landscape post-COVID.

Five colored circles arranged in an arc representing the CDC pillars: Caring Communities (orange), Healthy Communities (red), Inclusive Communities (purple), Learning Communities (blue), and Sustainable Communities (green).

The CDC Five Pillars: Caring, Healthy, Inclusive, Learning, and Sustainable Communities.