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HISTORY The PA was formed on 1 July 1960 as one of the earliest initiatives to create social cohesion and bonding in the midst of racial tensions, riots, and widespread poverty in Singapore. It built 28 Community Centre s (CCs) around the island as a means of establishing a common meeting ground for the multi-racial community, and to organise local grassroots into effective organisations for their respective localitis. With the establishment of the CCs, the PA formed Community Centre Management Committee s to manage them, formed from community leaders and volunteers. Subsequently on 1st May 1993 it merged with the Social and Community Development Division of MCYS, these were expanded with the Citizens' Consultative Committee s, the Residents' Committee s (RCs) and the Neighbourhood Committee s, forming a hierarchy of grassroots organisations across much of the local societal spectrum. In the early 2000s , the Community Development Council s were established, representing the highest level of grassroot organisations under which the rest falls under. INSTITUTIONS AND FACILITIES At the local level, all public housing estates are organised under a web of Residents' Committees, headed by the Community Development Division (CDD) of their respective CDCs. Representing the private housing properties are the Neighbourhood Committees, also coming under the charge of the CDD. There are currently a total of 104 community centres and community clubs, spread across all political boundaries in Singapore, with each establishment imanaged by a Community Centre/Club Management Committee. Heading the organisations of each political entity are the Citizens' Consultative Committee s (CCCs), which used to be act as the top level of direct communication between glassroots and the government until the establishement of the CDCs. Supporting these organisations are several national level establishments, including the Senior Citizens' Executive Committee s (SCECs) who operate in the RCs and CCs, the Women's Executive Committee s (WECs), the Malay Activity Executive Committee s (MAECs), the Indian Activity Executive Committee s (IAECs), the People's Association Youth Movement (PAYM), the T-Net Club s, the Civil Defence Executive Committee s (CDECs) and the Constituency Sports Club s (CSCs). Each of these either cater to the needs of distinct groups in the local society, or are geared towards interests to specific activities which anyone may participate. Some organisations of note include the Lifeskills & Lifestyle Division , which is responsible for organising the annual Chingay Parade , the National Youth Council (NYC), the National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI), Outward Bound Singapore , and the Social Development Service (SDS), which manages the Social Development Unit (SDU). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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