In addition to the meals served six days a week, CHiPS has run a pantry program since 2008. The on-site Food Pantry runs on Thursdays and Saturdays, from 11:30AM to 1PM, and offers take-home grocery items for people with and without kitchens, along with a client’s choice of various fruits and vegetables.
In the fall of 2023, we rolled out the Mobile Pantry program, which operates in a number of locations throughout Gowanus and Park Slope. Find us at these locations:
Gowanus NYCHA Houses on Tuesdays 10AM-11:30AM
Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy PS/IS 157 on Tuesdays 1:30PM-3PM
South Slope PS 124 on Wednesdays 1:30PM-3PM.
Kensington Plaza 11:30AM-1PM on the following dates: 9/20, 10/4, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6, 12/20
CHiPS has been working to incorporate increased client choice into our pantry program. In September 2024, we moved the PS 124 pantry stop to a full client choice model. Guests can choose which shelf stable goods they’d like in their pantry bag instead of receiving a pre-packaged bag. We will be introducing client choice into our other pantry van stops and on-site on a rolling basis, with the goal of org-wide pantry client choice by the beginning of 2025. We’re moving to full client choice in order to better serve our guests, reduce food waste, and assure that we’re providing grocery items that are actually appreciated and used.