Join HIP and hundreds of other Anti-hunger advocates for our annual lobby day — Hunger Action Day in Olympia on Monday, February 3rd. Please register here if you can make it. You’ll have an opportunity to learn about our legislative priorities for this session, meet your legislators to speak up on issues […]
By Evelyn Morris, Nutrition Program Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member. What’s your New Year’s Resolution? It seems like this question is everywhere these first few weeks of January, maybe even more so since this is the start of a brand new decade. If you’re at all like me, I panic slightly every […]
An AmeriCorps VISTA position through United Way of King County Hunger Intervention program (HIP) is looking for an AmeriCorps VISTA member who will be our Community Relations Coordinator. This is a full time (40 hours/week) position for one year starting in March 2020. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for […]
Nicki Rosling My Name is Nicki Rosling, I am born and raised right here in the very beautiful Pacific Northwest. I’m currently the Branch Manager at HomeStreet Bank in Lake City. God has blessed me with 3 beautiful children, Nicholas, Jeffery and Summer. I raised my children as a single […]
Your action today can stop that If you think you have heard this before, you’ll be right! However, this is a new attack on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or commonly knows as food stamps). Submit public comment today on the Trump Administration’s latest proposed rule to limit SNAP benefits by […]
Join us for an evening of good food, fun, and community! We appreciate everyone who makes our work possible — donors, volunteers, participants, and community partners. We couldn’t do our work without you. We would love to see you all there. You’ll have an opportunity to try your hands in […]
A reflection from HIP’s Meal Program Manager, Darcy Buendia. We’ve all heard it. Seen it on a bumper sticker, or maybe a t-shirt. On the morning of a recent prep shift for our Lake City Senior Days meal program (oven “fried” chicken, collard slaw, green beans, cornbread, and apple crisp, […]
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 […]