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Ontario Association of Food Banks Releases Statement on Cancellation of Basic Income Pilot and Cuts to Social Assistance
August 01, 2018 09:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, Aug. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Ontario Association of Food Banks released a statement on the announcement made by the Government of Ontario regarding the Basic Income Pilot and...
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SUBWAY® restaurants in Ontario raise over 151,000 meals to help address summer hunger
May 28, 2018 09:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, May 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SUBWAY® restaurants across Ontario have partnered, once again, with the Ontario Association of Food Banks to address summer hunger. Through the ‘Make...
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New Report Reveals Almost 500,000 Ontarians Needed a Food Bank Last Year Due to Rising Cost of Housing and Insufficient Social Assistance Rates
November 27, 2017 05:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) released its 2017 Hunger Report today which reveals that 499,415 individuals – one third of them children –...
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Media Advisory: Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) to release its annual Hunger Report on November 27th – including new data on hunger and food bank use in Ontario
November 23, 2017 13:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks will release the findings of its 2017 Hunger Report on Monday, November 27th, 2017. This year’s report discusses food...
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One Million Servings of Ontario Pork for Families in Need
September 28, 2017 06:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is pleased to announce that Ontario Pork’s Friends of the Food Bank program has donated its one-millionth...
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September is Hunger Action Month
September 05, 2017 06:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, Sept. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This month alone, over 335,000 adults and children will visit a food bank in Ontario. In a country like Canada this may seem hard to believe, and yet...
Local SUBWAY(R) restaurants raise over 118,000 Meals to Help Address Summer Hunger
May 23, 2017 09:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 23, 2017) - In Ontario, SUBWAY® restaurants are working in partnership with the Ontario Association of Food Banks to address summer hunger. Through the 'Make...
Ontario's Food Bank Use Remains High Due to Precarious Employment and Rising Cost of Hydro
November 28, 2016 05:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - November 28, 2016) - The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) released a new report today, revealing that over 335,000 individuals -- more than one third children --...
News Conference Advisory -- Ontario Association of Food Banks will present new data on food bank use in Ontario and the impact of precarious employment and the rising cost of hydro
November 23, 2016 09:30 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - November 23, 2016) - News media are invited to attend a news conference where the Ontario Association of Food Banks will release the findings of its 2016 Hunger Report....
Ontario Association of Food Banks Honours Chicken Farmers of Ontario With Paul Mistele Memorial Award
October 28, 2016 05:00 ET | Ontario Association of Food Banks
KITCHENER, ON--(Marketwired - October 28, 2016) - The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is pleased to announce Chicken Farmers of Ontario as the recipient of the 2016 Paul Mistele Memorial...