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Items we need right now: Meats Chicken Tuna Lunch meats Jam Cereal Peanut Butter Cooking oil Fresh Produce Dairy products (milk, Cottage cheese etc.) Juice Canned soups (Chicken Noodle, Cream of Chicken, Beef Stew) Canned Fruit (any and all) Easter items, candy and baskets Paper products (toilet paper, napkins, paper towels, etc.) Spring clothing - rain jackets, sweaters, etc. (gently used) Shoes and boots (gently used)

WHERE WE ARE: 7795 S.W. Cirrus Drive, off SW Hall Blvd., in Beaverton, Oregon. The pantry is at rear of Building 26 PANTRY HOURS: 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM Monday through Friday Also by special request. INFORMATION: Contact Sharon Straus or phone 971-506-7827

Sunshine Pantry is a non-profit pantry offering food, clothing, household items, toys and toiletries to families in need in Beaverton, Oregon. The Pantry spreads warmth, happiness and love to everyone who comes through their doors in trying times.

No child should go to bed hungry — Sharon Straus, Founder and Director of SunShine Pantry

Holiday Event

Easter Holiday Baskets, Candy& Gifts for kids!

Sunshine Pantry is collecting easter baskets to give to the less fortunate children.  The pantry is requesting donations of pre-made baskets or individual items including: candy, baskets, plastic grass, toys, plastic eggs and non-perishable food items.

Any money collected for this cause will go to purchase any additional items needed to build the easter baskets.

Please contact the Sunshine Pantry at 971-506-7827

In The News

Leah Sauer Service to the Community Award — This year’s recipient is Sharon Straus

The Leah Sauer Award is given in recognition of a gracious and beautiful woman who was a true champion for American Mothers. 

This year’s recipient is Sharon Straus founder of Sunshine Pantry. Sharon has been married for 42 years to her husband, Stewart. She has four sons and three grandchildren, adopted several children as adults, and hundreds look to her as their adopted mother and grandmother.

Thirty years ago, in 1982, Sharon coordinated a Cub Scout Pack needy family project that assisted six families in the neighborhood at Christmas.  Over the next years, she saw a need for food more than just at Christmas time, so she started feeding people out of her garage year-round.  The project grew, she adopted the name Sunshine Pantry, and eventually she moved to a 3,500 square feet facility where, with the help of over a hundred volunteers, she helps 50 families a day.

“Our main focus is the family.  In the hour of crisis, we believe no child should go to bed hungry.”  And she still does not charge a dime to anyone.