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May 21, 2019 09:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

SUBWAY® restaurants in Ontario raise 150,000 meals to help Feed Ontario

TORONTO, May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SUBWAY® restaurants across the province have partnered with Feed Ontario (formerly the Ontario Association of Food Banks) to help address hunger and keep...
February 11, 2019 10:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

Ontario Association of Food Banks Announces Name Change to Feed Ontario

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks announced today that it has changed its name to Feed Ontario. As a network of over 1,200 direct and affiliate...
December 03, 2018 05:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

New Report Reveals a Dramatic Increase in the Number of Senior Citizens Accessing Food Banks in Ontario

TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) released its 2018 Hunger Report today which revealed 501,590 individuals turned to a food bank last year...
November 27, 2018 10:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) to release its annual Hunger Report on December 3rd– including new data on hunger and food bank use in Ontario

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks will release the findings of its 2018 Hunger Report on Monday, December 3rd, 2018. This year’s report discusses food...
November 02, 2018 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

Ontario Association of Food Banks Honours Dairy Farmers of Ontario and Gay Lea Foods With Paul Mistele Memorial Award

GUELPH, Ontario, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is pleased to announce Dairy Farmers of Ontario and Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited (Gay Lea Foods)...
August 17, 2018 09:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

LCBO raises funds for Ontario Association of Food Banks

TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting August 19th, 2018, the public can help support the Ontario Association of Food Banks by making a donation at any of the more than 660 LCBO stores...
August 01, 2018 09:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

Ontario Association of Food Banks Releases Statement on Cancellation of Basic Income Pilot and Cuts to Social Assistance

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...
May 28, 2018 09:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

SUBWAY® restaurants in Ontario raise over 151,000 meals to help address summer hunger

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...
November 27, 2017 05:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

New Report Reveals Almost 500,000 Ontarians Needed a Food Bank Last Year Due to Rising Cost of Housing and Insufficient Social Assistance Rates

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 –...
November 23, 2017 13:00 ET | Source: Ontario Association of Food Banks

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

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...