The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), the youth division in the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture was established in the year 2000 as the Government department with responsibility for young people aged 15 24 years throughout the island.
NCYD MISSION STATEMENT
To provide leadership for youth development through partnership with stakeholders in research, policy development, advocacy, information dissemination and monitoring with a belief in youth inclusion, rewarding excellence and passion in service to Jamaicas youth
WHAT DOES THE NCYD DO?
NCYD is responsible for facilitating the co-ordination and integration of programmes, service and activities geared tow