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November 28, 2022 00:01 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

It’s Harder to Escape Poverty Today than 30 Years Ago, New Report Reveals

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario released its 2022 Hunger Report today, revealing that nearly 600,000 people accessed emergency food support last year, visiting more than 4.3...
November 23, 2022 07:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Feed Ontario to release its annual Hunger Report on November 28, 2022

TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario will release the findings of its 2022 Hunger Report on Monday, November 28, 2022. This year’s report includes a feature that explores why...
November 05, 2021 11:59 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Changes to Minimum Wage are First Step Towards Affordability for All Ontarians

TORONTO, Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario welcomes the Government of Ontario’s announcement of a planned increase to the provincial minimum wage in January 2021, bringing it to $15 per...
October 04, 2021 16:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Feed Ontario Calls on the Province to Address Affordability and Employment Issues in Ontario

TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario had hoped that the Government of Ontario’s Throne Speech today would include clear and strong commitments to the organization’s...
November 30, 2020 06:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

New Report Reveals an Increased Fear of Eviction in the Coming Months

TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario released its 2020 Hunger Report today, revealing that even prior to COVID-19 food bank use was on the rise. The report points to Ontario’s...
November 25, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Media Advisory: Feed Ontario to release its annual Hunger Report on November 30th 2020

TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario will release the findings of its 2020 Hunger Report on Monday, November 30th, 2020. This year’s report discusses the impact of COVID-19 on...
October 15, 2020 11:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

More Ontarians take action on hunger in response to rising food support needs

TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At a time when more families and individuals are visiting food banks for the first time, this September thousands of caring individuals and businesses...
August 14, 2020 07:30 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Feed Ontario Welcomes the Federal Government’s Investment of $11,358,529 in the Purchase and Distribution of Surplus Food

TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario is extremely grateful to hear that Food Banks Canada was selected to disseminate quality surplus food throughout their established, national...
May 06, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Food Banks Work to Meet Surge in Demand with a New COVID-19 Emergency Food Box Program

TORONTO, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario announced the launch of its new COVID-19 Emergency Food Box Program today, which will help Ontario’s food banks continue to support their...
April 28, 2020 09:00 ET | Source: Feed Ontario

Dairy Farmers of Ontario to increase donations, totaling over 1 million litres of milk

TORONTO, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Feed Ontario, formerly the Ontario Association of Food Banks, announced today that Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) will make an additional donation of...