Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Community Services Branch

• Community Services Branch

• Ontario. Community Services Unit

The Community Services Branch was created in 1990 within the Ministry of Community and Social Services. It replaced the former Family Support Branch. In 2002 it was replaced by the Family Responsibility Office.

It formed part of the Family Services and Income Maintenance Division. When that division was discontinued in 1992, the branch became the responsibility of the Children, Family and Community Services Division, and its employment services program was taken over by the Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities Division. Between 1994 and 2000 it was known as the Community Services Unit, but it became a branch again in 2001, under the Community and Developmental Services Division.

The Community Services Branch develops policy and programs for adults and children in Ontario, including: hostel programs, halfway houses, alcohol and drug recovery homes, counselling services (including credit counselling), family violence initiatives, the Community Neighbourhood Support Services Program, employment services and activity projects.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

KWIC Indexes to Government Services, 1986-1999;

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1986-2001

Archivist(s):
Judith Pudden