Oral history interview with Jacques Travers, Dolores Rabi and Joanne O'Rourke.

Part of the Oral history of the foundation of the CHIPS shelter. Jacques Travers, Dolores Rabi and Joanne O'Rourke discuss CHIPS (Christian Help in Park Slope), a Christian charitable organization in Brooklyn, N.Y. dedicated to helping the homeless and the poor. They discuss how they initially...

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Main Author: Travers, Jacques, 1925-1987
Other Authors: Rabi, Dolores, O'Rourke, Joanne, Marshall, Daniel, New York Catholic Worker Community
Format: Cassette Audio Book
Language:English
Created: 1981.
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Summary:Part of the Oral history of the foundation of the CHIPS shelter. Jacques Travers, Dolores Rabi and Joanne O'Rourke discuss CHIPS (Christian Help in Park Slope), a Christian charitable organization in Brooklyn, N.Y. dedicated to helping the homeless and the poor. They discuss how they initially became involved with CHIPS and their impressions of the homeless situation in New York. Travers discusses the shock he felt at the homeless situation in America after coming from Europe. They discuss their thoughts on working at the shelter. Also, Travers discusses some of the help they get from the community. Interviewed by Daniel Marshall.
Physical Description:1 sound cassette (28 min.) : analog.