Serving Durham Region since 1970
Building Stronger Communities.
For 56 years, Community Development Council Durham has worked alongside individuals, families and communities to create opportunities, strengthen well-being and build a more inclusive Durham Region.
CDCD’s commitment
Our Commitment to Belonging
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to participate meaningfully in their community and to access services, resources and opportunities with dignity and respect.
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Find support based on what you need.
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Housing
Housing & homelessness
Find support to help you secure or maintain stable housing.
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Settlement
Settlement & newcomer support
Get help settling, connecting and building your life in Canada.
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Basic needs
Poverty reduction & basic needs
Access practical supports and resources for financial hardship and essential needs.
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We’ll help you find the right CDCD service or resource based on what you need.
Find the right serviceOur impact
CDCD’s impact in 2025.
One organization. Five areas of work. Thousands of connections, services and opportunities helping people and communities across Durham Region.
Housing & Homelessness
Supporting individuals and families to find, secure and sustain safe, stable housing.
Explore Housing & HomelessnessNewcomer Community Services
Helping newcomers, students, youth and families build connections, confidence and belonging.
Explore Newcomer Community ServicesWelcome Centre & Immigrant Services
Bringing settlement and community services together in welcoming, accessible one-stop hubs.
Explore Welcome Centre ServicesHumanitarian Programs
Providing temporary accommodation, resettlement support and pathways toward stability and independence.
Explore Humanitarian ProgramsCommunity Development
Strengthening community voice, collaboration, research and the capacity of organizations across Durham Region.
Explore Community DevelopmentAdditional community impact made possible through donors, volunteers, grassroots and community partners.
French settlement services
French Settlement Services
Pour des services d’établissement en français et/ou la formation linguistique en français, veuillez contacter: COFRD – Conseil des Organisme Francophones de la Région de Durham.
If you wish to access French language training and/or French settlement services, please contact: COFRD – Conseil des Organisme Francophones de la Région de Durham.
Visit COFRD WebsiteWho we are
56 years in Durham Region.
We partner, collaborate and advocate to identify and address community needs through research, informing policy and delivering programs and services that enhance and promote well-being.
Discover CDCD’s Mission and History
Research & community
We don’t only serve the community. We study it.
CDCD is Durham Region’s local Social Planning Council and a member of the Social Planning Network of Ontario. We run community-based research on poverty, housing, immigration and the non-profit sector, then publish it so decision-makers can’t say they didn’t know.
The research feeds straight back into the services we provide.
Explore CDCD’s ResearchHow we work
How we create change.
Everything CDCD does moves through three connected stages: support the person in front of us, strengthen the community around them, and drive the policy change that fixes the root cause.
Support people
Direct support for people navigating housing, settlement and basic needs. This indeed is the everyday work of getting someone through a hard month or a hard year.
- Housing Outreach & Housing First
- Opening Doors in Durham
- LEAP energy assistance
- Donations & furniture bank
- Free tax clinics
- Welcome Centres
- Settlement Workers in Schools
Strengthen communities
Community development work that builds capacity from the inside with networks, partnerships and organisations working better together.
- North Durham Social Development Council
- Durham Non-Profit Network
- Durham Living Wage Network
- Leadership Durham
- Incubation & trusteeship
- Community Connections group activities
Drive change
As Durham Region’s local Social Planning Council, we research the conditions people actually live in, then publish it so decision-makers can’t say they didn’t know.
- Research & social planning
- Social Planning Network of Ontario
- Point-in-Time Count
- Community Lens
- Policy advocacy with government partners
Our Funders
Supported by our funding partners.
CDCD gratefully acknowledges the governments, agencies and organizations whose funding helps us deliver programs, services and community initiatives across Durham Region.
Funding relationships may relate to specific programs, initiatives or reporting periods.