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Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Social Resources
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Social Resources was established in 1975, assuming the functions of the former Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Delivery and the Income Security Division, and bringing together into one Office the Social Services Division, the Provincial Benefits Branch, and oversight of the Area and Local Offices. The Office also included the Municipal Welfare Consulting Branch; Rehabilitation Branch; and Senior Citizens' Branch and Office on Aging. Up until July, 1977, the Office was responsible for children's services, and included the Child Welfare Branch, Day Care Branch, Adoptions Unit, Child Abuse Committee, Family Crisis Program, Home Economics Program, and other offices.
The Office was superceded by the Adult Services Division in January, 1979.
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Social Resources was responsible for facilitating the delivery of division programs through the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Service's network of area and local offices. The programs included: provincial benefits (financial assistance and other benefits to those in need over an extended period); municipal welfare consulting (advice and assistance to municipalities and native communities in the administration of welfare programs); senior citizens; legal aid assessment; and vocational rehabilitation (to restore or improve the working capacity of physically and developmentally disabled persons). Prior to the establishment of the Children's Services Division on July 1, 1977, the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Social Resources was also responsible for child welfare, day care, and child abuse prevention programs.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1975/76 to 1979/80
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Stapleton