Toronto Community Services

The department responsible for providing

• social services
• housing and shelters for homeless
• day care
• old age homes

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

• Toronto Social Services Division
• Toronto Shelter, Support & Housing Administration Division
• Toronto Homes for the Aged Division
• 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