1 in 8 King County residents experienced hunger last year.

We know how to end childhood hunger. But our legislators won’t do it.

Would you roll your eyes if I told you we can eliminate childhood poverty in this country? What if...

Announcement: Moving to a shared leadership at HIP

Greetings! I have some exciting news to share with you today. At Hunger Intervention Program...

How an arson led me to HIP

“What does being a chef mean to you?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself over the years and if you...

The Effects of Food Insecurity

Food insecurity has a lasting impact on our health at every stage of life.

The Effects of Food Insecurity

Food insecurity has a lasting impact on our health at every stage of life.

How Hunger Intervention Program Helps

Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) is working to increase food security for underserved populations in north King County through nutritious meals, educational programs, and advocacy.

How Hunger Intervention Program Helps

Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) is working to increase food security for underserved populations in north King County through nutritious meals, educational programs, and advocacy.

Your support is vital in ensuring everyone in King County has access to nutritious food.

Your support is vital in ensuring everyone in King County has access to nutritious food.

Last Year

Meals Served

Pounds of Donated Food

Volunteer Hours

through our programs alone.

were incorporated into our healthy meals.

were contributed by more than 200 community members.

Last Year

Meals Served

through our programs alone.

Pounds of Donated Food

were incorporated into our healthy meals.

Volunteer Hours

were contributed by more than 150 community members.

Featured Blog Posts

The End of Roe v. Wade: How Forced Childbirth Affects Poverty

The End of Roe v. Wade: How Forced Childbirth Affects Poverty

Written by Saeran Dewar Dobbs v. Jackson On June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a Mississippi law that banned abortions at 15 weeks and onwards, thereby striking down Roe v. Wade and marking the end of 50 years of federal abortion rights. The three...

Announcement: Moving to a shared leadership at HIP

Announcement: Moving to a shared leadership at HIP

Greetings! I have some exciting news to share with you today. At Hunger Intervention Program (HIP), we think of food as a tool to build and share power with communities - values that also apply to how we work internally at HIP. On behalf of the Board of Directors of...

AmeriCorps Week 2023: Meet HIP’s AmeriCorps Volunteers

AmeriCorps Week 2023: Meet HIP’s AmeriCorps Volunteers

It's AmeriCorps Week! HIP currently hosts three AmeriCorps volunteers through Washington Service Corps who provide direct support to our programs. Liza is HIP's Healthy HIP Packs Coordinator. As a program coordinator, her role includes ordering the food, coordinating...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sydne

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sydne

In this month’s volunteer spotlight we’re meeting Sydne. Sydne joined our volunteer team last year after retiring from her career in nursing. Today she helps with meal prep for the Senior Community Meal every Wednesday morning, and serving at the East African Senior...

Meet our new HIPsters

Meet our new HIPsters

We're very excited to welcome many new faces to the HIP team this month! Read more about Cameron, Ryan, and Rachel below. Cameron Baker Community Engagement & Events Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA Cameron (he/him) is a recent UW graduate from the Food Systems...

What is galangal?

What is galangal?

At HIP we recently made a yellow Thai curry. The base is a curry paste which includes garlic, lemongrass, salt, shallot, galangal, dried red chili, coriander seed, kefir lime peel, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, and nutmeg. While most of these...