The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is a food bank network in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1992, OAFB represents 123 food banks across the province, "from Ottawa to Windsor, and Niagara Falls to Thunder Bay." Its mission is to "end hunger across the province." In 2007, the OAFB reported that 320,000 Ontarians turned to food banks every month. OAFB is a non-profit, charity, which received no government funding.
Most recently, the OAFB has been noted for innovative programming by the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
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