Ministry of Social Development and Family Services

WHO ARE WE? The Ministry of Social Development and Family Services (MSDFS) is a primary strategic partner with the Government to nurture the society envisaged above. The Ministry must play a critical lead role through supportive social policy; coordination of the social sector and the delivery of essential high-quality social services. THE VISION: The Ministry’s work is guided by Trinidad and Tobago’s National Development Strategy 2016-2030 (Vision 2030), which advocates for attaining developed country status by the year 2030. The plan proposes five overarching key result area or themes in pursuit of the vision: Putting People First: Nurturing Our Greatest Asset; Promoting Good Governance and Service Excellence; Improving Productivity through Quality Infrastructure and Transportation; Building Globally Competitive Business and Placing the Environment at the Centre of Socio-economic Development. Guided by the tenets ‘Helping, Empowering and Transforming Lives’, the Ministry seeks to empower its clientele through rehabilitative and skill enhancement initiatives, which promote human prosperity in the context of sustainable development. The MSDFS is also responsible for developing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating social sector policies and programmes to ensure sustainability, cultural relevance and economic viability.