community picnic & music
Blackberry Jamboree at Heritage Hall 🎶🍔🎉
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of music, food, and community at Heritage Hall's Long Table on Friday, August 30th from 4:00-8:00 pm! ☀️
Celebrate the end of summer with your neighbors and find out what's happening at Heritage Hall this Fall. We'll have live music 🎸, delicious burgers and hotdogs 🍔🌭, and plenty of activities for everyone! 💃🕺
What to expect:
-Live music from local musicians 🎶
-Burgers and hotdogs provided 🍔🌭
-Potluck side dishes (please bring one to share) 🥗
-Wine & beer for purchase from LongTimber Brewery 🍻
-Face painting from Party Perfections Oregon
-Opportunity to donate to the South Benton Food Pantry ❤️
Bring:
-A side dish to share for the potluck 🥗
-2-3 cans to donate to the Food Pantry 🥫
-Your own picnic blanket, chairs, plates, napkins, and utensils 🧺
-Blackberries from unsprayed bushes 🍇
-Location: Heritage Hall's picnic long table, 650 Orchard Street, Monroe 📍
-Admission: Free 🆓
We hope to see you there!
Monroe, Oregon
About Us
Rooted in the Willamette Valley:
South Benton Food Pantry finds its home in the picturesque Willamette Valley, nestled within the welcoming town of Monroe. We take pride in sourcing our food locally, partnering with esteemed sources like Corvallis Farmers Market, Linn Benton Food Share, and nearby farms and stores. Our commitment to community resonates in every bite. Our mission is to provide our diverse community with emergency food, resources and tools to help all families navigate systems to ensure well-being and connection to build community resilience.
Serving Beyond Borders:
Our reach extends to anyone residing, working, or engaging in the Monroe School District and its surroundings. If you're income qualified, we're here to serve you. Beyond providing nourishment, we're a bridge to comprehensive support. From essentials like food and furniture to access to healthcare, parenting classes, ESL, and more – our collaboration with various agencies ensures holistic assistance.
Your Needs, Our Mission:
Have dietary requirements or know someone in need of food? Look no further. Our mission is to cater to your unique needs. Need referrals to other agencies or seeking special assistance? We've got you covered. Our goal is to ensure not just sustenance, but the best possible nutrition. Beyond food, our offerings include essentials like diapers, wipes, and soap products. We understand the challenges of a limited budget, and we're here to help in any way we can. Reach out, and let's work together for a stronger, more nourished community.
Exploring Freshness, Choice, and Community Engagement
Join us on a shopping experience like no other. At South Benton Food Pantry, we've transformed the traditional food assistance process into a dignified shopping-style atmosphere. Step into our space and explore the abundance of fresh vegetables, fruits, and bread donations available for your selection. Embracing innovation, we also offer outdoor shopping options, making your visit safe and convenient. Your presence lights up our pantry, and if your schedule doesn't allow, sending an authorized representative is just as welcomed. We provide the necessary forms and authorizations, valid for one year unless indicated otherwise. Because to us, feeding your well-being extends beyond food—it's about building a lasting relationship with our community.
What you need to know
To Qualify
You must meet the USDA -TEFAP eligibility. We serve all of Monroe School District and beyond, if needed. When you come the first time, please bring a piece of mail, rental agreement or other document with current physical address, if you have one. We cannot accept post office boxes as proof of address . There are income guidelines as well, which are posted above and at the pantry. If you have a need, we will do our best to help you.
A Huge Thank You to our partners and sponsors
Other Local Partners
Oregon Community Foundation
Other Local Partners
In other News
Oregon Community Foundation
Other Local Partners
Other agencies that provide much needed services and information on hunger disparities and ways to combat this issue:
Drug And Alcohol Rehab Programs For Senior Citizens
The Facts Behind Senior Hunger
TLC Transitional Living Communities
Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation
We thank OCF for the recent $50,000 donation to allow us to modify our spaces for community use.
About Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) puts donated money to work to improve the lives of all Oregonians. In partnership with donors and volunteers, OCF has distributed more than $2 billion to communities since 1973. Through grantmaking, research, advocacy, and community-advised solutions, OCF helps create measurable change. During a time of catastrophic challenges across the state, OCF responded quickly and urgently — distributing more than $560 million in grants and scholarships from 2020 to 2021. In that time, OCF supported more than 4,000 nonprofits throughout Oregon, working to address urgent and ongoing needs. Individuals, families, businesses, and organizations can work with OCF to create charitable funds to support diverse communities and expand opportunities across the state. For more information, please visit: oregoncf.org.
Ralph Hull Foundation
All of our Anonymous Donors
Oregon Community Foundation
This group gives quarterly.
The Sharing Gardens
All of our Anonymous Donors
All of our Anonymous Donors
Our neighors grow hundreds of pounds of produce and help display it and give tips on how best to use it.
All of our Anonymous Donors
All of our Anonymous Donors
All of our Anonymous Donors
We have many people from all over Oregon and beyond that have helped our organization with monetary gifts, gift certificates to local restaurants, and food! Thank you!
Oregon Food Bank
Benton County Foundation
Benton County Foundation
Oregon Food Bank in conjunction with Linn Benton Food Share provided us with new mini freezers and refrigerator to enhance your shopping experience and provide better temperature control. Thank you!
Benton County Foundation
Benton County Foundation
Benton County Foundation
Thank you for the recent support from the James and Cheryl Jordan fund to support our current rebuild of the kitchen.
City of Monroe
Benton County Foundation
City of Monroe
The city of Monroe conducted their second annual city-wide food drive & Christmas gifts. They collected nearly 200 pounds of food and presents for 30 families. Thank you!
More thanks to share
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
Thank you for this year's collection of 232 pounds of food!
Long Timber Brewing Company
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
Thank you to one of our local businesses for collecting over 400 pounds of food to help our families during 2022 holiday season!
Thank you local Churches!
MHS National Honor Society Food Drive
Thank you Pacific Power Foundation
Local Churches: Monroe United Methodist Church, Belfountain Church, St. Rose Catholic Church
Thank you Pacific Power Foundation
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
Thank you Pacific Power Foundation
Provided $2500 for food purchases for 2020/2021!
About the Pacific Power Foundation
The Pacific Power Foundation is one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created in 1988 by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 1.8 million customers in six Western states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. For more information, visit www.rockymountainpower.net/foundation or www.pacificpower.net/foundation.
Thank you Gibson Straube Foundation
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
Providng over $500 of funding for our senior program!
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
The South Benton Advisory Council (SoBAC) is on a mission to collaboratively invest in the livability of South Benton County communities through long-term, sustainable projects for healthy children and families.
Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon provided our buildings with LED lighting and 8 hours of time to put in the lighting. Thank you!
Vina Moses
Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon
Vina Moses Center serves the community of Benton County, Oregon. We help people through times of hardship, engaging the community to build resilience and improve wellbeing. Our location is set up like a thrift store, but everything is free: household goods, clothing, food, and other items donated by the community are available to people who need them most. We will be opening an outlet in Monroe in March 2024!