Backgrounder
Media Contact
Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)
Tel: 416-656-4100
Vision
A hunger-free Ontario.
About Us
The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) nurtures communities by
providing food, funding, and solutions to reduce hunger through a
network of 20 regional food banks and over 100 community food banks across the province. 400,000
Ontarians are served by food banks every month, and 40 per cent of
those served are children. The OAFB acquires and distributes 8 million
pounds of food, including one million litres of fresh milk annually.
The OAFB aims to:
- Aquire and distribute food across Ontario
- Ensure member food banks meet certain standards of safety, quality and ethics
- Support members through grants and professional development
- Reduce poverty through policy, programs and projects