Showing posts with label CHIPS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHIPS. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2026

GREAT COOKIES FOR A GREAT CAUSE: NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY

From Give & Bake:
Give & Bake is excited to share our next fundraiser! Through June, 20% of all our bakery sales will be donated to New York Common Pantry, an incredible organization that provides our neighbors with nutritious, fresh produce and other groceries, as well as hearty, hot meals, all over New York City. 
They also offer vital services, including showers, haircuts, eviction protection, and much more. 
Help us support their mission to promote dignity, health, and self-sufficiency for New York families by getting your next sweet treat from Give & Bake. 
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Give & Bake is Kensington's brand-new micro-bakery, selling "small-batch baked goods with big-hearted purpose."

Owners Lucy and Mike Singer bake chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip banana bread, and granola; they donate 20% of the proceeds to local food charities. Past recipients of their donations were Hot Bread Kitchen and CHiPS Soup Kitchen & Women's Shelter.

The bakery offers free delivery to customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. You can place your orders on these pages:


Give & Bake
e-mail: hi@giveandbake.nyc

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

GIVE & BAKE, THE NEW BAKERY IN KENSINGTON THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL FOOD CHARITIES

Give & Bake is Kensington's brand-new micro-bakery, selling "small-batch baked goods with big-hearted purpose."

Owners Lucy and Mike Singer bake chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip banana bread, and granola. They donate 20% of the proceeds to local food charities.

The bakery offers free delivery to customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. You can place your order on these pages:

The first recipient of the donations was Hot Bread Kitchen. "Hot Bread Kitchen creates economic opportunity through culinary job skills training, food entrepreneurship, and an ecosystem of support for individuals who face barriers to meaningful careers."

Through April 30th, the beneficiary is CHiPS Soup Kitchen & Women's Shelter. Founded in 1971, CHiPS provides community meals, runs a food pantry, offers shelter to women with young children, and distributes groceries in Kensington Plaza every other Friday.


Give & Bake
e-mail: hi@giveandbake.nyc
 
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Sunday, November 16, 2025

FOOD PANTRY FUND RAISER AT PROSPECT FARM

 

Food Pantry Fund Raiser
Saturday, November 22nd
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
 
Prospect Farm will hold a fund raiser for People In Need Inc. and CHiPS, two local organizations that have been supporting SNAP recipients.
 
A bake sale, a raffle, and an open music jam will be featured. Plus, you'll be able to make shakers from locust beans to play during the music jam.
 
 
CHiPS brings its mobile food pantry to Kensington Plaza every other Friday to distribute free groceries, fruit, and vegetables.
 
Prospect Farm is a non-profit, cooperative project for growing food. 
 
Location
Prospect Farm
1194 Prospect Avenue
between Vanderbilt and Seeley streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
(map)
prospectfarmbk@gmail.com

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

FREE LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES: FOOD PANTRIES, MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITES, AND MEALS


Free Local Food Resources: Food Pantries, Mobile Food Pantries, Food Distribution Sites, and Meals 
 
Get free food or donate food for others or donate money so that others can buy food themselves. 
 
To help tackle the chronic problem of food insecurity, a number of free food resources have been operating in Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and points beyond.
 
Before visiting the locations, call to make sure they're not closed for the day or longer or permanently. Some sites require a phone call in advance to register.
 
In response to the federal government's record-setting shutdown that led to SNAP benefits expiring as of Saturday, November 1st, New York "Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency and Initiates New Actions in Response to Trump Administration Cutting Off Food Assistance to Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Starting November 1," bringing the total amount of state funds allocated to $106 million.

 Free Food Resources
in Kensington and Windsor Terrace
 
Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid 
outdoor community fridge (perishables)
500 Church Avenue, between E. 5th Street and Ocean Parkway
https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/get-involved/fridge 
 
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Tiny Purple Pantry (non-perishables)
outdoor community food pantry 
E. 4th Street (even-numbered side), between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue (next to Jaya Yoga East)
 
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Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid Neighborhood Cooperative Food Project
Bulk buying project. Request a solidarity discount as needed, or contribute money towards groceries for others.
Distribution sites: one in Flatbush near Newkirk Plaza, one in Kensington 
https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/get-involved/cooperative-food-project 
 
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People in Need (PIN)
food pantry
Hot meals are served and food is distributed. 
766 Coney Island Avenue, between Cortelyou Road and Ditmas Avenue 
https://www.peopleinneed.org/food-insecurity-program 
 
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Church of the Holy Apostles
Tiny Purple Pantry 
outdoor community food pantry 
612 Greenwood Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and E. 7th Street
https://holyapostlesbrooklyn.com/ 
 
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Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church 
food pantry
245 Prospect Park West, between  Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place
https://holynamebrooklyn.com/2025/09/10/holy-name-food-pantry/ 
 
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Brooklyn Islamic Center
halal food pantry 
722 Church Avenue, between E. 7th and E. 8th streets
https://www.foodhelpline.org/resources/muna-social-services-brooklyn-islamic-center
 
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CHIPS (Community Help in Park Slope)
Kensington Plaza, 118 Beverley Road, between E. 2nd Street and McDonald Avenue
mobile food pantry 
https://www.foodhelpline.org/resources/chips-mobile-pantry-kensington-plaza
https://www.chipsonline.org/pantry/
 
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 
food pantry
2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Distribution dates posted at https://holynamebrooklyn.com/2026/03/10/holy-name-food-pantry/ 
https://ihm-brooklyn.org/ministries/food-pantry 
https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2022/08/food-pantry-open-to-all-neighbors-at.html
 
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Flatbush Jewish Center
mobile food pantry 
kosher and halal fresh and canned foods
327 E. 5th Street, between Church Avenue and Beverley Road 
https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/met-council-mobile-food-pantry-fjc 
https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2023/11/free-kosher-food-will-be-distributed-at.html
 
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MASS (Mutual Aid and Scientific Socialism)
hot food, grocery distribution, books, and clothes
Kensington Plaza, 118 Beverley Road, between E. 2nd Street and McDonald Avenue
https://massmutualaid.cargo.site/ 
 
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Tiny Purple Pantry
outdoor community food pantry 
309 E. 5th Street, a quarter of a block north of Church Avenue 
 
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Christ Apostolic Church
food pantry 
622 Cortelyou Road, between E. 7th Street and Ocean Parkway
https://www.foodhelpline.org/resources/christ-apostolic-church 
https://gokefoodpantry.org/
https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2025/02/food-pantry-is-open-four-times-per-month.html
 
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PASWO (Pakistani American Skilled Women Organization, Inc.)
food pantry
930 Ditmas Avenue, between E. 9th Street and Coney Island Avenue
https://www.foodhelpline.org/resources/paswo-pakistani-american-skilled-women-organization-inc 
https://www.nycservice.org/organization/001Qq00000qCPHsIAO 
 
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Free Food Resources
outside of
Kensington and Windsor Terrace
 
B-ShERT: Beth Shalom v’Emeth Reform Temple
outdoor community fridge and outdoor community food pantry
83 Marlborough Road, corner of Church Avenue
https://bshert.org/ 
 
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PAYO (Pakistani American Youth Organization)
food pantry
call to register 
1045 Coney Island Avenue, between Foster Avenue and Glenwood Road
https://payousa.org/food-pantry/  

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COPO (Council of Peoples Organization)
halal food pantry, mobile halal food pantry, halal Meals-on-Wheels 
1077 Coney Island Avenue, between Glenwood Road and Avenue H 
https://copo.org/emergency-food/ 
 
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Church of the Holy Spirit
food pantry 
1712 45th Street, between 17th Avenue and Dahill Road
https://www.holyspiritbrooklyn.org/
https://hitesite.org/resource/9790 
 
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Masbia of Flatbush
kosher hot meals and food pantry 
1372 Coney Island Avenue, between avenues J and K
https://www.masbia.org/masbia_of_flatbush/
 
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Masbia of Boro Park
kosher hot meals and food pantry (appointment is required for pantry distributions) 
5402 New Utrecht Avenue, between 54th and 55th streets
https://www.masbiaboropark.org/getfood 
 
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Camp Friendship
food pantry
339 8th Street, between 6th and 5th avenues 
 
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Free food across Brooklyn (little free pantries for non-perishables), outdoor community fridges for perishables, food banks (updated on November 24, 2025)

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