08/16/2026
Weekly list:driveup 600S Camp Ave Olney
Please note days× may varyChoose day.
With the heat days and hours will vary hopefully we can get to our fall schedule soon.
sunday sept 6th 1030 to 1215 hot day special
Easy drive thru tell us items we load.
Slower week please come make busy.
Open to any family from any local community.
items subject to change but may include: Sausage or chicken,french toast sticks,3 pkgs smoked sausages, case pumpkin muffins, dzn eggs, eggplant,uncrustables,unlimited cases organic immunity drinks,bread, big bags broccoli, garden salad,4pkgs spring mix,pkgs strawberries, 3 pkgs brussel sprouts, green beans, oranges, lots of jalepenos, crackers, potatoes, unlimited cases sauces,5 gallon bucket buttercream icing(very limited).
**seperate drink area may be available with a case of sparkling water or orange mango zero sugar sparkling drink, or misc drinks to help with a needed repair. Just ask for this.
***seperate section household items, travel bags, pads, or misc items used for a much needed repair cost. Will need to ask for this.
Tuesday sept 8th 330 to 5
items subject to change but may include: hamburger, uncrustables, 4 lb pasta sheets, case pumpkin muffins,dzn eggs, xl tub macaroni or potato salad, bread/buns, kings hawaiian rolls, garden salad, broccoli, jalepenos, green beans, eggplant, brussel sprouts, salad, oranges, spring mix, potatoes, drinks, crackers, 50 lb bag brownie mix(just add water), sauces by case and more..
Thursday Sept 10th 1030 to 12 hot day special
Please come make us busy and tell others.
Open to any family from local IL communities.
You may also just come for produce only.
This has most items of week& best day if in need.You choose items.
items may inlcude:chicken, misc meat/frozen items,
friday Sept 11th 330 to 5
Easy drive thru tell us items we load.
Open to any family from any local community.
items subject to change but may include:
Sunday Sept 13th 1130 to 1
Monday Sept 14th 1 to 3 new fall regular line
(note if Mondays are not busy enough we may change to Tuesdays 330 to 5 instead)
over 30 dry items/canned goods/snacks/drinks/candy/rice/noodles/chips/cereal/cookies/fruit cups/baking mix/sauces/many non food items vitamins/ deodorant wipes/ incontinent products/face products/ etc you get out and choose what you want,
Tuesday Sept 15th 330 to 5
Sat sept 19th 930 to 11
Sunday sept 20th 1 to 3 back to fall hours
Monday Sept 21st 1 to 3 regular line
Thursday Sept 22nd 1 to 3 regular line
Sat Sept 26th 10 to 12 special
Sunday Sept 27th 1130 to 1 special
***IMPORTANT INFO BELOW PLEASE READ
*******Our hours are likely to change to later morning and over the lunch hour this summer as it gets warmer so it is easier for our volunteers. Changes will be posted as far in advance as possible. They will go back in fall.
Please come and save on your grocery bills.
Frequently asked questions answered below:
- NO id or proof of address NEEDED
-NO APPT NEEDED but we recommend coming after the first 30 minutes for less wait time.
-we are a food pantry for Richland County IL but currently we are Open to any and all families in IL communities local to Richland County IL as we have extras.
- 600 S Camp Ave. Drive around back to the carports and circle around to carport 1 to our drive thru and follow yellow arrows
- items listed subject to change & while supplies last
- Due to high demand EACH FAMILY CAN COME 1 TIME PER WEEK YOU CHOOSE WHICH DAY.You can change days weekly also.
- Line is almost always shorter or none after the first 30 minutes. Specials are typically stay in your car so they are fast moving and we can serve hundreds.
- Cars in line by the end time will be served and we will still have most items available even at the end
- Our lists say items may include as sometimes we may run out of an item by the end time and substitute for others or just be out. We also may not have everything listed out that day or may substitute an item from the start for various reasons.
- We are going to limit Saturdays to 1-2 a month and try to do most Sundays. With faster drive thru and not get out of car. Occasionally we do a weekday evening. Please watch facebook for our last minute specials.
**Typically limited to 1 family per car as we typically offer multiple times to come per week
***Specials are limited on the number of items as there are more premium items and more meat available for those days.
Specials are drive thru stay in car and we will ask you what items you want. Open to any local IL families you are absolutely not taking away from anyone by coming. Everyone could use a break on there grocery bill and we are trying to help with that. Please come and tell others.
***Regular lines Monday &Thursday have the most food items and are especially for those in need and you can get out and choose the items you want and your family will use.
- Anyone may also come on regular line days just to get our produce and extras just tell us upon arrival.
-We are open to any and every family who could use some extras. Rain or shine! We will post as soon as possible something cancels.
-if you do not have vehicle for drive thru you may walk, bike or bring rides bus to get items but rides cannot drop you off so please call while on way and we will serve you as soon as you get here.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE OPEN TO ANY FAMILY from any local community and you are not taking from anyone by coming to these. This is to help anyone who can use the extra items we have and get a break on grocery bill!
Due to allowing people to come weekly the amounts given may not be as much as what other places give. Please check our post for items thay may be available for each day open to see if you think it is worth the drive from another community.
Donations needed and appreciated for operating expenses. We do not have private or government funding for operating expenses and food purchases and appreciate everyone helping so we may continue to serve the families who come.
We also are in need of some equipment items and supplies. These items are posted on a seperate post. If you can help with those please let us know.
Volunteers needed to help unload trucks and to help set up, prepare and pass out items.
If you would like to volunteer feel free to just come an hour before any day and time listed above that we are passing out food. The more help we have the more items we may pass out, get ready, and more families we may serve!!
Please like and follow our page as sometimes we are extra blessed and add times for special items that we need to pass out quick. Also sometimes we have bulk quantities available.
Please remember dates on items are only best before dates that each individual manufacturer comes up with and these do not mean the item is expired or bad they are merely freshest by dates. Always go by smell, taste, texture, common sense. We do our best to sort and try one of each kind of item to make sure they are still good/edible as many items come to us past this date and are edible for much longer even after we hand them out. We still encourage further sorting and checking and you can always pick and choose what you want.
***many of our items come to us salvage and already past the best buy/freshest by date thats what is most often accessible to a food pantry. These items are still good and we try to try them to make sure. You choose what you want.
**Please also be aware we get many bulk food items or restaraunt items that will have date of manufacture that the product was made or a code this is not a best buy date. The labels can be confusing.
Please share info above with local friends and family who could use extras.
Volunteers are working very hard to serve the hundreds of families and all the other groups we help. Please come volunteer and you wiĺl see this!
Any questions please call 618-843-0885
We are volunteers here to help others. Please be kind and respectful we do try our best. Feel free to come help the more helpers the more food we can move and the faster we can move people through the line to serve more.
