CHIPs of Brevard County

02/09/2025

Amazing day with amazing people at our February meetup yesterday! We had gardening, games, crafts, cookie decorating, and more but the kayaking and paddle boarding was definitely the favorite activity of the day…and it was a PERFECT day for it ❤️ So incredibly thankful for our amazing volunteers who bring their gifts and hearts to share with our community. God is so good 🙏🏼

01/16/2025

This is why we exist.

This video shares the stories of four young women who are dealing with having a parent behind bars.

01/01/2025

Does anyone know a guy (or gal) in the business of printing who would be interested in making a (tax-deductible 😏) charitable donation of their services to ChIPs this year? We’d really like to print up some flyers/brochures/marketing material to distribute in the community to help spread the word but had NO idea how expensive this would be 😳 Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated 🙏🏼

10/17/2024

I am a missionary at the Brevard County Jail. I counsel with men and women on the dirt floor basement of their soul. Many are here because of addictions. Some for poverty- so many are here because they are homeless- and sleeping in the wrong place, and get trespassed. And some are like the thief on the cross next to Jesus- who had done wrong- but Jesus still said he would be in Paradise. We have to raise our own funds to be here. We have 2 big fund raisers each year- a Banquet in the Spring and a Golf Event in the Fall. Our Golf Event is Monday. In the past 2 months I have been recovering from foot surgery, had Covid, had a brush with one hurricane and 2 weeks later a direct hit by Milton. While I still had no power I left for Washington D.C. with 3 kids from my church and met with 2 others in D.C. for a major church event at the National Cathedral. I say all that to say that I have not done all that I needed to do to raise funds for the ministry. I should have mailed out letters- but it didn't happen. We are currently $19,000 in the hole. The funds go to salaries for me and for my co chaplain, Darin Shoch. We are not paid by the sheriff or the county- although we minister to deputies as well as inmates. If after prayerful consideration you would like to donate to this event and my ministry, here is a link https://gnglobal.org/event/brevard-golf/
at the top is a "Give Now" button.
If you prefer to send a check, you can make it to Good News Global
and mail it to Brevard County Jail Attention Chaplain 800 Camp Rd. Cocoa Fl 32927. I believe God has called me to this ministry, and I am using the gifts God has given me to bring hope and the love of Christ to those in this jail. I hope you will help me to meet our goal of a fully funded ministry. God Bless!!

09/13/2024

This is an absolute MUST.WATCH! Provides some incredible insight into the challenges of parental incarceration. Both heartbreaking and hopeful!

Four girls prepare to reunite with their fathers through a special dance at a DC jail in this moving documentary about the healing power of love.

08/10/2024

What an INCREDIBLE morning of archery, fishing, fellowship, food, and FUN with SONFISHERS at Calvary Chapel Merritt Island today! Can’t thank them enough for offering to host our meetup this month 🙏🏼

07/30/2024

📢 SEEKING DONORS 📢 for our Back 2 School effort! We currently have eight children who we’d like to provide with back to school supplies and clothing by August 10! And we need your help to do it! If you’d like to sponsor this effort, please send your donations to my Venmo (linked below) with “ChIPs Back to School” notated in the memo! (If you don’t do Venmo but still want to donate, just message us to make alternative arrangements ☺️)

We are SO grateful for any help you can offer 🙏🏼 (Please note: We are still awaiting our 501c3 approval, so donations are still not tax deductible ☹️)

https://venmo.com/u/Katie-Dykes-4