Food Pantry

Hours of Operation:

• Tuesday: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
• Friday: 1:00 to 3:00 PM  

Doors open at 12:30 PM.

Please bring a photo ID/Bill when you come to visit.

We ask that you come one time per week. 

 1533 S 71st St, West Allis, WI 53214 

Located behind the church. Please park in the parking lot off of 71st St.

The St. Barnabas Congregation - Holy Assumption Food Pantry serves hundreds of local men, women, and children each month and relies on generous volunteers to make that happen. We need volunteers both during Food Pantry hours and on other days.

Volunteers are needed two hours before, during, and for a half hour after the Food Pantry is open. These volunteers do a little bit of everything: sorting donations, portioning bulk items, stocking (and re-stocking) available food, checking in and assisting clients, cleaning the facility, maintaining food safety, and carrying bags of food up stairs for clients.

Volunteers are also needed outside of Food Pantry hours. On Tuesday afternoons and some Wednesday morning, the Food Pantry receives a large donation that volunteers take downstairs and sort. On Thursday mornings, and especially Thursday evenings, volunteers are needed to transport and sort fresh produce donations from the West Allis Farmer's Market. Volunteers also pick up donations from local businesses as needed

If you are interested in volunteering for the St. Barnabas Congregation - Holy Assumption Site Food Pantry or would like more information, please contact Sharon Huizenga at 414-774-3010 Ext. 106. We welcome volunteers from any parish, as well as from the community at large!

Thank you for helping us to provide food for our neighbors in need! 

Please place your non-perishable food and toiletry donations in the back of the church before any Mass at any of our three parishes. If you would like to make a donation outside of Mass times, make a donation of fresh or frozen food, or make a large donation, such as from a business, please contact Sharon Huizenga at the parish office at 414-774-3010 ext. 106 or email at service@stbarnabascc.org. 

We also welcome monetary donations, which we use for items from Feeding America and to purchase items such as milk, eggs, and fresh fruit that are typically not donated in sufficient quantities. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you can place an envelope with cash or a check in your collection basket, drop it off at the Holy Assumption Site parish office, or mail it to P.O. Box; West Allis, WI 53214.  Please note on the envelope  St. Barnabas Congregation - Food Pantry donation. Please write out checks to St. Barnabas Congregation and note Food Pantry on the memo line.

Thank you for your generosity!

Demand for food assistance remain high.  We are grateful to Festival Foods and Gordon Food Service.  Please patronize these businesses when you plan your grocery shopping.  We also give thanks to the paishioners who provide us each week with what we need.  As food assistance programs are cut and grocery prices increase, more and more people re coming to Food Pantries for help.  We serve an average of 80 households per week.  Many come once a month, but some come every week if they walk or take the bus which limits what they can safely carry.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are always welcome as well as canned fruit and jars of jam.  We appreciate the cash gifts and aluminum cans.  Cans alone bring in apporximately $100 per month and that helps us by more milk, eggs, chicken, and ground beef.

Want to be more diectly involved in this very rewarding ministry?  Talk to me or any one of our volunteers.

With gratitude for your support, 

Sharon Huizenga

Food Pantry Director

 414-774-3010 Ext. 106

 1526 S. 72nd  St, West Allis, WI 53214

Located at St. Barnabas Congregation School building.  

This is a parish-based organization historically located at Saint Barnabas Catholic Congregation - Holy Assumption School Site. 

It is focused on bringing person-to-person service to people in need. It provides basic necessities, such as food and clothing. This society also visits the sick and hospitalized. 

Please reach out to the parish office if you would like to volunteer!

The St. Barnabas Congregation  Food Pantry is always in need of the following items:

• Cereal or Breakfast items 
• Cans of Soup
• Beef Stew 
• Canned Vegetables
• Cans of Tuna 
• Canned Fruit
• Tuna Helper 
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Hamburger Helper 
• Spaghetti or other Noodles
• Canned Chili 
• Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
• Beef Ravioli 
• Boxes of Jell-O or Pudding
• Baked Beans 
• Jars of Peanut Butter
• Instant Potatoes 
• Jars of Jelly / Jam / Honey
• Canned Potatoes 
• Boxes of Muffin Mix