West Valley Food Pantry - Woodland Hills, CA serving the West San Fernando Valley

The 2021 Pantry Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held October 16 after a year without a luncheon. Brunch was served on the Prince of Peace patio.

After the brunch, Herm Fischer, Pantry Board Chairman, began the presentations.

The featured speaker was Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel.

Pantry Executive Director Debbie Decker presented the awards.

Temple Kol Tikvah was recognized for their long-term dedicated support and contributions to the Pantry.

Rabbi Jon Hanish accepted the award for Temple Kol Tikvah.

The award recipients were also given a Certificate of Appreciation from the State Assembly.

Tinamarie Squieri, the Smart and Final Fondation Manager, accepted the award for the Smart and Final Foundation. The Foundation has provided food and financial support throughout the pandemic.

Rector Rand Reasoner accepted the award for Rosemary Stewart, one of the two volunteers of the year. Rosemary worked tirelessly in the warehouse throughout the pandemic.

The second volunteer of the year award went to Greg Shelton. Greg is a long-time volunteer who continued to work through the pandemic, helping everywhere there was a need.

Thanks to the Smart and Final Foundation. We received 24 cases of soup, 25 cases of oatmeal, and bags to pack the groceries in for our Senior Delivery Program.

Friday, April 2, State AssemblymemberJesse Gabriel and his staff of five worked all day at the Pantry.

Our thanks to Assemblymember Gabriel and all the volunteers who keep the Pantry operating.

Pet food is available for those who request some.

The Pantry partners with Rescue Mission Alliance to host a shower truck every Monday.

Covid-19 Updates

Our mission at the West Valley Food Pantry is to ensure that No one goes away hungry. That mission has never been more urgent than right now.

We are committed to staying open and serving our community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our entire operations and volunteer system has been redesigned to practice social distancing and keep our clients, volunteers, and staff safe.

We are now serving three to four times the number of families than before Safer at Home. We urgently need the support of our community to stop hunger from the Covid-19 crisis. Find out how you can access our services or support the pantry to keep our doors open.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Recipe Demos for July

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is sharing recipe demos on YouTube this July. The demos are in both English and Spanish. Click the following links to see the demos.

Sweet and Savory Burger Hamburguesa Dulce y Salada

Two Bean and Corn Salad Ensalada de Dos Frijoles y Maíz

Pantry Featured on NBC Show

This last July, NBC’s “1st Look” show was here filming the Pantry at work! The show featured Essential Workers and aired December 12 in the late evening. The show is posted on YouTube for those who do not watch TV late on Saturday nights. The segment featuring the Food Pantry is about 15.5 minutes into the program.

Get Food

Pantry Drive Through — We have primarily switched to a drive-through car service to serve you safely. Clients without a vehicle can use our walk-up window.

Clients need to bring a picture ID (of any kind). If your address is not listed on your ID please bring a utility bill to confirm your address.

Clients are invited to come once per week.

Get directions to the West Valley Food Pantry.

Donate

Food Parcels ready for clients — We need to raise $20,000 each week to purchase enough food to meet demand.

If you are able to give at this time, the best way you can support the pantry in this critical time is to make a financial contribution of any amount. Your gift ensures we have the food and supplies we need to make sure no one goes hungry. Make a donation now.

We accept unopened and unexpired food donations between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. We cannot accept food donations after these hours or on weekends. Please do not drop or leave food on the property unattended, as it will spoil and/or attract animals. Click here to see a list of our current needs.

Volunteer

We are in urgent need of additional volunteers to serve the new influx of clients. Volunteers help bag food, set up our drive-through, unload deliveries, and distribute food to client's cars. All our volunteers and clients follow social distancing guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Learn more and sign up to volunteer at the pantry.

Hours of Operations

For Clients:

Monday - Thursday
9:30am - 2pm
Friday
9:30am - Noon

Email at:

PantryAdmin@westvalleyfoodpantry.org

CA NonProfit of 2020 — The West Valley Food Pantry was selected as a Nonprofit of the Year 2020! Our State Assemblyman, Jesse Gabriel, nominated the Pantry. The California Association of Nonprofits celebrated the Pantry's work along with other nonprofit honorees from across the state. The Nonprofit of the Year celebration has several goals: to highlight the great work of nonprofits around the state; to bring nonprofits into closer relationships with their legislators; and to elevate the nonprofit sector's profile in Sacramento. Congratulations to the Pantry and all the Pantry Volunteers!