Social Development Commission

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.

Pending approval by a judge, Forward Community Investments will take possession of the Social Development Commission’s foreclosed properties.

The Social Development Commission must decide on its next steps as it deals with dwindling funds, limited resources and ongoing legal claims.

UMOS is offering food, rental and mortgage assistance and health services for low-income residents with $2.1 million in funding that the state previously allocated to the Social Development Commission.

The Social Development Commission spent 2025 trying to restore services and funding in the face of legal challenges, board friction and government audits and reviews.

The U.S. Office of Community Services said the state’s process of removing the Social Development Commission’s community action status was compliant with federal rules.