1 in 8 King County residents experienced hunger last year.
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
Introducing our newest Board member: Eric Harris
We are very happy to introduce to you our newest Board member: Eric Harris! He joined us last month. Here is a brief bio of him. Please help us welcome him to HIP! Eric Harris was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has traveled across the US and Europe...
Why I fight to preserve AmeriCorps funding
The recently proposed "America First" budget proposal would, among other horrors, completely defund the Corporation for National and Community Service, which includes AmeriCorps. I know there are a lot of scary cuts in this proposal, but from my perspective there is...
Showcasing Summer’s Peak Produce
Aleta Storch, HIP Intern, preparing Summer Panzanella at the Lake City Farmers Market HIP is partnering with Seattle Farmers Market at Lake City to showcase healthy and delicious recipes using seasonal fresh produce. Last week we shared Summer Panzanella Salad -- a...
Facing Hunger
Sydney Janeway, an Intern from University of Washington's Carlson Center's Undergraduate Community Based Internship (UCBI) Program, spent almost six months with HIP early this year, specifically focusing on our Healthy HIP Packs program. In this story she reflects on...
Advocacy Alert: Take action to increase food access
Washington State legislative session is going on right now and this is a great opportunity for us to push for anti-hunger policy priorities. Right now two bills need your urgent support. Please urge your lawmakers to prioritize budget investments in support of...
Join HIP for a day of action in Olympia on February 3rd
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...
My New Year’s Resolution: It’s not what you think
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...