Toronto Community Services
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The department responsible for providing
This department was part of Metro Toronto Community Services
department.
As of April 2005, the departments and commissioners were replaced by divisions under the City Manager (and Deputy Managers):
The department was responsible for providing
- social services
- housing and shelters for homeless
- day care
- old age homes
This department was part of Metro Toronto Community Services
Metro Toronto Community Services
Metro Toronto Community Services was a department within the former Regional Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.The department was responsible for a variety of community-related services not provided by the local municipalities:* social services...
department.
As of April 2005, the departments and commissioners were replaced by divisions under the City Manager (and Deputy Managers):
The department was responsible for providing
- Toronto Social Services DivisionToronto Social Services DivisionThe Toronto Social Services Division assumed responsibilities for social services from the former Toronto Community Services department.This includes:* welfare programs* social workers* social assistance under the Ontario Works Act...
- Toronto Shelter, Support & Housing Administration DivisionToronto Shelter, Support & Housing Administration DivisionThis division took over the responsibility of hostels and shelter system from the former Toronto Community Services department in 2005.The division reported to a deputy city manager and with the new executive committee it will report to Giorgio Mammoliti, chair of Affordable Housing...
- Toronto Homes for the Aged DivisionToronto Homes for the Aged DivisionThe Toronto Homes for the Aged Division, or THAD, assumed responsibilities for public run home care facilities for the elderly from the former Toronto Community Services department....
- Toronto Children's Services Division
Assets
- Carefree Lodge - North York
- Kipling Acres - Etobicoke
- Wishing Well Manor - Scarborough
- North York Social Services offices
- 3,800 emergency hostel beds in 57 locations across Toronto