Toronto Community Services was the department responsible for providing social services, housing and shelters for homeless, day care, and old age homes. It 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 Homes for the Aged Division
• Toronto Children's Services Division

Assets

• Long-term care facilities (all pre-1998 facilities acquired from Metro):
  • Carefree Lodge, North York - 127 bed facility opened in 1967
  • Kipling Acres, Etobicoke - 337 bed facility built in 1959 with upgrades 2014
  • Wishing Well Manor, Scarborough
  • Bendale Acres, Scarborough - 302 beds facility built 1963
  • Lakeshore Lodge, Etobicoke - 150 beds built 1990
  • Castleview Wychwood Towers, Toronto - 456 beds
  • Cummer Lodge, North York - 391 beds
  • Fudger House, Toronto - 249 beds built 1965
  • Seven Oaks, Scarborough - 249 beds built 1966-1967
  • True Davidson Acres, East York - 187 beds built 1973
  • Wesburn Manor, Etobicoke - 192 beds built 2003
• North York Social Services offices
• 3,800 emergency hostel beds in 57 locations across Toronto
• Toronto Community Housing projects