A note from Bryn Robertson, HIP’s Senior Meals Program Coordinator. What’s your favorite type of candy? When I was younger, I would trick or treat on Halloween with a group of my friends, and then we would all go back to one friend’s house to review and compare (and, of […]
In addition to good food, participants learn culturally appropriate ways to eat healthy, and participate in fitness activities. Earlier this month, HIP, in partnership with Lake City Collective, hosted the first in a series of Community Food and Fitness programs. With this program, HIP’s goal is to have different communities […]
Kristen MacNaughtan is a Program Officer and the Nutritious Food Systems strategic lead on the Agricultural Development team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She designs and manages agricultural and food systems programs for improved nutrition, health, and women’s empowerment outcomes and works collaboratively to build teams to tackle […]
Frankie Beach I’m Frankie and I’m the new 2019/2020 AmeriCorps member, serving as a Nutrition Program Coordinator! I grew up in Irvine, California and just graduated from Scripps College, where I studied philosophy. I’m excited to serve at HIP because I respect the mission here, which integrates food justice work […]
This piece is a reflection from HIP’s current AmeriCorps VISTA member, Emily Billow, on her completing six months of her service at HIP. September 18th marks half a year into my service, half a year into my HIP journey, and half a year of learning, growing and eating plenty of […]
Hi! My name is Alex Eaglespeaker. I’m 19 years old and I’ve lived in Lake City for most of my life. I graduated from Nathan Hale high school in 2018. Currently I’m attending North Seattle Community College and hoping to get a degree in Aeronautics and Aviation Electronics. For the […]
Emma was one of HIP’s Summer Eats Interns from Teens in Public Service (TIPS). She received the TIPS Intern Fundraising Award and gave a speech on her experience working at HIP. What follows is the transcript of her speech. Looking around here tonight, I see a room full of leaders. […]
Wow, has it already been 11 months since I started at HIP? It feels like I was just moving here last week and adjusting to life in Seattle. It’s been an adventure living in a new city. Riding the bus to work has become therapeutic, a place to gather my […]
Meet all of our wonderful interns and summer staff. We are very lucky to have such a great crew this year! The work alongside our Summer Eats Associates from The United Way of King County — you can read about them here. Aleta Hello! I’m Aleta, a Certified Nutritionist and […]