Community Services Committee

Title: Community Services Committee

Dates of creation: 1968-1990

Physical description: 17 cm textual records

Administrative history: The Service Section was responsible for coordinating MCC programs related to welfare and social services. In 1975, the Welfare Section became primarily responsible for Craigwood, and the newly named Community Services Section took responsibility for any other social service projects of MCCO. In addition to exploring new possibilities for areas of service, the committee began to provide oversight to the voluntary service (VS) program of MCC in Ontario. This happened after the 1976 decision of MCC Canada to share responsibility for VS with the provincial MCC organizations. In 1983, the name was changed to Community Services Committee.

Custodial history: These records are part of a transfer from Mennonite Central Committee Ontario in the early 1980s and a second transfer in 2014.

Notes: Archival description updated 2018 by Laureen Harder-Gissing

File list:

1. Minutes, 1968-1990
2. Correspondence, [198-], 1981-1990
3. Staff Reports, [198-], 1980-1984, 1987-1990
4. Committee history, mandate and activities, 1981
5. "Mennonite Central Committee (Ontario): analysis of mission and service project involvements and relationships," by Martin Buhr, Aug 1977
6. Word and Deed project, 1981-1982
   Note: This project encouraged effective Christian witness in Voluntary Service