Willowbrook Food Pantry Update 9/2/26
Hi Friends,
Our weekly average number of clients has been 50. This past week we had 67. The previous week was also very busy. Keeping up with the demand is getting a little scary. Thank you all for your donations. Almost every time I go in, there are new items in the porch barrel. Your generosity is wonderful.
I spent $1952 in August. We are very fortunate that our generous donors have given us a nice cushion.
We helped 233 families in August. In 2025, we served 2390 families (plus 80 Thanksgiving boxes) with a total of 11,048 people according to our check-in software. This is 500 more people than in 2024 and our biggest year ever.
Half of our offerings from the Oregon Food Bank is a USDA shopping list. It is free food to us. In the past, it typically contained about 30 items. Last week it contained 8 items that were not beans and most were limited to 1 case. We really appreciate and rely on your support.
We are very thankful for the Sherwood Target store. They donate to us every week. They donate over 4000 lbs of food most months, and a lot of our meat comes from them.
There is a $10 off $50.00 Safeway digital coupon all week. It's not hard to spend $50 now, but buying a couple items to donate is always appreciated.
The items that I think are of greatest value to us from each store (when there is a clear standout) are highlighted with bold text. Also, some prices of items not advertised may be out of date. If you can donate a couple, that would really help us. In some stores, you have to buy 4 or 5 items to get the good price, which is sometimes cheaper than buying 2. We would appreciate the extras.
We are lowest on CEREALS, SPAGHETTI SAUCE, canned MEAT, JUICE, Canned FRUIT, CORN, and CRACKERS.
Fred Meyers Community Rewards program allows you to specify a charity to give funds to.. To register, go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. If you want to give rewards to us, our number for the program is FJ766 . This month we are getting a check for $53. We would appreciate it if you would sign up to give rewards to us. This program does not diminish your personal rewards.
Fred Meyer's - through 9/8 -
when you buy 5 or more, mix and match
Annie's Mac and Cheese $.99
Classico Pasta Sauce $1.99
Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce $1.49
French's Mustard $1.49
Safeway - through 9/8 -
selected General Mills and Kellogg's Cereals $1.99 with digital coupons, limit 4
Rice-a-roni $.99 with coupon
Nalley Chili $1.99 with coupon
Campbell's Chunky Soups $1.99 with coupon
Barilla Pasta $1.49 with coupon
Target
unadvertised (approximate prices)
Canned Tuna
Swanson Chicken Broth
store brand canned Fruit
store brand Vegetables
store brand Beans
store brand pouch Potatoes
store brand Tomatoes
store brand Pasta
Walmart
What I buy for the pantry almost every week
Canned Corn $.83
Canned Soups $.83-$.94
Cake Mixes $1.18
Pasta Sauce $1.63
unadvertised (approximate prices)
store brand canned Tuna $.88
store brand Pasta $.98
Hunt's Pasta Sauce $1.63
store brand canned Vegetables $.70-$.88
store brand Cream Soups $.70
store brand Chicken Noodle Soup $.70
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $1.34
store brand Diced Tomatoes $.72
Bi-Mart - through 9/14
several unadvertised meal prep bargains
Ben's Ready Rice 2/$4.00
Aunt Nettie's Bean Salad 2/$4.00
Bush's Beans, 16oz, 2/$4.00
Grocery Outlet -
Canned Fruit is a really good buy.
What I saw Yesterday
brand name Cereals $1.99
What I saw for $1.50 or less that we need..
Canned Fruit, Cake Mixes, Salad Dressings, Catsup
Canned Tuna
Always Good Deals
Various canned Fruit, Vegetables
Various Crackers, Cookies, Cake Mixes
Tuna
Macaroni and Cheese
Pasta Sauce
Tomato Products
from previous ads
Ritz Crackers $.99
Zoup! $1.99
Banza Pasta $1.99
Lundberg Organic Rice Mixes $1.99
Various Pastas $.99
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish $1.49
Kraft Mac and Cheese $.50
Libby's VIenna Sausages $1.00
Hunt's Snack Pack Pudding $.99
Simply Go Salsa $1.99
Canned Pinto Beans $.99
Ketchup, 20oz. $1.49
Flour, 5lb, $1.99
Graham Crackers $.99
Winco
store brand canned Corn
store brand canned Tomatoes
store brand canned Fruit
Light Tuna $.69
store brand Refried Beans
Dollar Tree
Hunt's Pasta Sauce $1.50
canned Fruit $1.50
Pillsbury Brownie Mixes $1.25
Cereals $1.25
Top Ramen 5 packs $1.25
Food can be dropped off in Sherwood at the Friends church, Countryside church, Cedar Creek church, and Mountain Home church or in the barrel on our front porch at 19200 SW Edy Road.
Thank you for your caring support. Without you all, the pantry would not exist.
Joan
Willowbrook Food Pantry is an Oregon Food Bank Partner Agency
Willowbrook Food Pantry is an Equal Opportunity Pantry
