Social service assistance case files

Part Of: Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds; Social service assistance case files series

Part Of: Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds; Social service assistance case files series

Scope and Content: This series consists of case files created by JIAS for those immigrants who required ongoing assistance after their arrival in Toronto. The files consist of correspondence with other Jewish social service organizations, case reports detailing financial loans, job prospects, employment and housing reports and other situational information.

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.; Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Arrangement: The title of each file is either the name of the prospective immigrant or the name of their sponsor in Canada. JIAS had originally arranged these files chronologically based upon the date a case was first opened by the office, such as the date of their first interview with a prospective immigrant, or the date they first corresponded with an international agency.; A suffix following the file number (eg. A, B) indicates a separate file opened for the individual, rather than the same file divided into two folders. For example, an individual may have immigrated to Canada and then sponsored a family member, in which case JIAS would have created two separate files. Some appear with the prefix A, meaning assistance, and others with S.S., meaning social service.