The Maine Association of Realtors Foundation (MAR) recently made a generous donation to CHiP. MAR members know first hand the need for affordable housing in our community and appreciate the work CHiP does to help people stay in their homes. This helps to reduce the number of new housing options that need to be developed […]
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New Jersey youth spend a week making a difference in Lincoln County
Every summer since the 1980’s, a group of youths from Basking Ridge, New Jersey have come to the Pemaquid Peninsula to do county-wide service work, building community while serving neighbors. In early July, twenty teen volunteers accompanied by their adult leaders partnered with CHIP (Community Housing Improvement Projects), and a number of other local organizations […]
Avoiding homelessness
One 4 x 8 foot, 5/8” sheet of plywood now costs $45. The median price of a home in Lincoln County was $368,000 in March 2023; up from $200,000 in 2018. Area builders and developers, for the most part, are not building low income housing. Without sizable government subsidies, which are scarce, affordable low purchase […]
Lincoln Academy, CHiP, and NC Hunt working together
In a splendid display of people and organizations collaborating to help neighbors, Lincoln Academy Dean of Students and CHiP Board Volunteer, Jake Abbott was joined by 8 Lincoln Academy students at a site provided by NC Hunt to stack firewood. The group spent 3 hours prepping wood piles that will be distributed by CHiP, inc. […]
Fuel season is over, but firewood is still being processed
The official heating season may be over for us at CHiP, but saws are buzzing behind the scenes. Volunteers saw and split while local students stack, so the firewood will be dry for next winter’s deliveries. NC Hunt has made space for these growing piles. Area land owners, tree service companies and Coastal Rivers Conservation […]
Volunteers deliver firewood amidst flurries and rain
ChiP connects people who cannot afford a delivery of firewood with a robust group of local volunteers who cut, split and deliver dry wood. Volunteers have already delivered wood to 11 different households this season. “Volunteers bring passion, dedication, a love for service and a love of processing firewood, to our fuel assistance program. Our […]
Newcastle Fire Company helps deliver firewood
“Heating prices this year are more than double the cost of recent years,” says Newcastle Fire Captain Jake Abbott. “We know this poses a real hardship to families in our community and want to help.” Newcastle Fire Company is working with CHiP to deliver firewood to households in the town of Newcastle. Firewood recipients are […]
Making the most of a warm fall day
Volunteers Breck, Sandi, and Phillip took advantage of an unseasonably warm fall day to hang gutters for a neighbor as part of a CHIP repair project.
Since 1984, CHIP has been fulfilling its mission of “neighbors helping neighbors keep their homes safe, warm and dry” by providing necessary home repairs and seasonal heating assistance to central-eastern Lincoln County residents who are not able to do so themselves due to illness, disability, and financial need.
CHIP services are available to residents of Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, Waldoboro, and Whitefield. For help, please leave a voicemail at 677-3450.
CHiP benefits from Horch Roofing’s Responsible Giving Program
This spring, Horch Roofing’s Responsible Giving Committee, made up of employees like Supervisor Bret Butterfield, donated $1000 to CHiP. This donation will go directly toward home repairs in our community to help people who cannot otherwise afford to stay safe, warm and dry in their own homes. For example, a recently wheel-chair bound senior asked […]