Social Development Commission

Options include filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 for liquidation or under Chapter 11 for restructuring, or continue trying to secure funds to relaunch as a scaled down organization.

SD Properties Inc., the property corporation affiliated with the Social Development Commission, is working with the City Attorney’s Office to avoid foreclosure on its property at 6850 N. Teutonia Ave. A judge approved a default judgment against SDC in a separate contract lawsuit.

Amy Rowell, executive director of COA Youth & Family Centers, said SDC owes her organization more than $150,000 and hasn’t been transparent about what went wrong.

The Social Development Commission was once again thrown into disarray Tuesday after a disagreement over whether Dessie Levy could participate as a board member.

On Thursday, SDC Commissioner Walter Lanier filed a request asking the city attorney to review the organization’s governance compliance. Lanier and other commissioners attempted to hold an emergency meeting May 19, before the full board meeting two days later.

Five members of the Social Development Commission are raising concerns about the anti-poverty agency’s governance procedures.

The Social Development Commission’s former main office building is up for sale again while the agency’s other legal cases are progressing.

The Social Development Commission is considering all of its options to resolve its financial situation amid $2.4 million in debt and a lack of new funding.

Caught amid the turmoil of the Social Development Commission are a group of workers and contractors that haven’t been paid. Some have given up.