Willowbrook Food Pantry Update 6/5/25
Hi Friends,
School is almost out and families with kids will need more food. We hope we can keep up with the demand. Last week was the first week that I needed to buy meat on Friday to hand out on Saturday. We are so thankful for Target's weekly donations.
Part of our offerings from the Oregon Food Bank is a USDA shopping list. It is free food to us. Previously, it typically contained about 30 items. Last week it contained 4 items, one of which is collard greens, which are not popular with our clientele. We will be needing to find more food or give out less, or most likely, both. We really appreciate and rely on your support.
In May, we helped 206 families, 927 people. We had our biggest year in 2024. The computer shows we helped over 10,500 people, up from 8500 in 2023. We anticipate this continuing and really appreciate your support.
We appreciate the people who continually drop off the plastic bags. It means a lot to us that you take the time to do this. Thank you. We have been informed that we cannot repack eggs. So we no longer need egg cartons.
We are very low on peanut butter, cereals, and tuna. 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 very thankful for the Sherwood Target store. They donate to us every week. They donate over 5000 lbs of food most months, and a lot of our meat comes from them.
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 Also, some prices of items not advertised may be out of date.
We are lowest on Peanut Butter, Tuna, Cereals, Pasta Sauce, Soups, Rice-a-roni, Crackers, canned Corn, Sugar, Juice.
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 . 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 6/10 -
Bush's Baked Beans $2.00
Kellogg's Cereals Buy 2, Get 3 free
Digital Deals, limit 5
General Mills Cereals $1.79
Post Cereals $1.99
Safeway - through 6/10 -
Rice-a-roni $.99 with coupon
Post and Quaker Cereals $1.49 with coupon
through 7/6 -
Bush's Baked Beans $2.00
Mac-a-roni (and cheese) $.99
Ragu Pasta Sauce $1.79
store brand Salad Dressings $1.99
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 and Peas $.73
Canned Soups $.73-$.94
Cake Mixes $1.12
Pasta Sauce $1.43
unadvertised (approximate prices)
store brand canned Tuna $.88
store brand Pasta $.99
Hunt's Pasta Sauce $1.43
store brand canned Vegetables $.73-$.88
store brand Cream Soups $.58
store brand Chicken Noodle Soup $.83
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $1.34
store brand Diced Tomatoes $.72
Bi-Mart - through 6/16 -
Kraft Mac and Cheese 5/$5.00
Albacore tuna 2/$3.00
several unadvertised meal prep bargains
Grocery Outlet - through 6/10 -
Canned Fruit is a really good buy.
V8 Splash 46oz $1.99
Pace Salsa $.99
What I saw for under $1.50 that we need..
Canned Fruit, Cake Mixes, Salad Dressings, Catsup
Canned Tuna
Always Good Deals
Various canned Fruit, Vegetables
Various Crackers, Cookies, Cake Mixes $.99
from previous ads
Corned Beef Hash $1.49
Del Monte Pineapple Juice, 6 pk $1.99
V8 Splash $1.99
Del Monte Peaches, $.50
Red Beans and Rice Mix $1.79
DIced Green Chilis, 28oz $.99
Bush's Bowl Topper $.99
Sugar $.99
Organic Tomato Paste $.99
Post Cereals $1.99
Mexican Hominy $.79
Cheez Its $.99
Ocean Spray Cranberry Watermelon Juice $.99
Crushed Tomatoes $.79
Mexican Hominy $.79
Campbell's Chunky Soup $1.49
Turkey Chili $.99
Bavarian Sauerkraut $.99
Del Monte Green Beans $.79
Bush's Grillin Beans $1.49
Hamburger Helper $.99
Dobbins Creek Chili $.99
Back to Nature Crackers $1.99
Del Monte Corn $.50
Del Monte Mexican Bean and Veg 2/$1.00
Always good deals
Tuna
Macaroni and Cheese
Pasta Sauce
Tomato Products
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 $1.25
canned Fruit $1.25
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 barrels on our front porch at 19200 SW Edy Road.
Thank you for your caring support. Without you all, the pantry would not exist.
Joan
