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SCDC is the lead body for community development in Scotland. We believe communities matter.
We are a small charity recognised as the national lead body for community development in Scotland.
About us ➜We work with communities, practitioners and policy makers to build on their skills and ideas when working together in communities.
See our work ➜With a wealth of experience working with communities and across sectors, our commitment to communities is at the heart of who we are.
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Community development is a way of bringing people together to take action on what's important to them.
CHEX supports and promotes community development approaches to improving people's health.
PB Scotland acts as a hub for sharing and learning about the work being done by participatory budgeting initiatives around Scotland.
The Scottish Co-production Network is a way for people to share ideas and learning about co-production.
Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) is a training programme which looks at issues such as health, poverty, power and social justice in a different way.
VOiCE is planning and recording software that assists individuals, organisations and partnerships to design and deliver effective community engagement.
The LEAP framework is designed to support a partnership approach to achieving change and improvement in the quality of community life.
The Communities Channel Scotland is a website which puts communities in the spotlight by connecting people and sharing ideas.
Our collection of reading, events and information published in each SCDC Weekly edition.
Thank you for reading the SCDC Weekly during 2025. We hope it’s been a helpful resource to support your work and knowledge of the complex sector we work in.
Average life expectancy in Scotland has risen to near pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures published by National Records of Scotland (NRS), but the difference between the most and least deprived areas remains stark.
What you need to know, every Wednesday.
Bringing together the shared knowledge of our team, and SCDC’s position working across a range of sectors, the SCDC Weekly will stay concise, clear and give you the context you need to deliver your work.
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