Community Help in Park Slope (CHIPS)

Food distribution/hunger prevention - during 2023 Chips greatly expanded our services to accommodate an influx of immigrant asylum seekers into our Community. We served approximately 170,000 meals, and packed and distributed an average of 800 food pantry bags per month for food insecure residents of our Community. This task was accomplished with the Help of volunteers who provided over 23,000 hours of assistance. in addition, Chips purchased and outfitted a van, and by year-end had initiated our mobile food pantry program, which will allow us to expand our food pantry services into more communities.

Frances residence - during 2023 we provided housing assistance to 13 homeless mothers, 5 of whom gave birth while at the frances residence. Two of the mothers found permanent housing, with one additional mother actively preparing to move to a permanent situation. Of the remaining 10 residents, 9 were either employed or enrolled in a training course.