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
Finding Your Perfect Bite of Ssam
If you've been to a Korean BBQ, you might have seen the word Ssam. What is it? The word Ssam translates to "wrapped" and is usually done with leafy vegetables. Common veggies include red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, and perilla leaves. However,...
My Journey to Korean Food
From an American Italian Household and through the French Culinary School Something about Korean food and cooking is that it is very communal. Sometimes, it takes the form of families, neighbors, and communities making kimchi, a group gathering around a boiling bowl...
Why does a pita puff?
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a few volunteers come and make pitas with me for our meal. We made 120 pitas, which were then served with roasted spiced chickpeas, a lemon dill sauce, and an arugula salad with pickled radish and onions. So...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Eva
This month we’re meeting Eva, one of HIP’s current serving volunteers for the Senior Community Meal and a long-time HIP volunteer across our programs. Eva began volunteering with HIP in 2017, originally participating in Healthy HIP Packs packing parties with her sons....
Community Appreciation Event
Join us for an evening celebrating our community and what we have achieved together. This FREE event is HIP's opportunity to thank our community -- donors, volunteers, partners, community members, and supporters -- that is YOU, for all that you do for us! We will have...
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 I told you that we have, in fact, tried a policy that did decrease childhood poverty by half? Do you think our political leaders would double down on that policy or...
What is togarashi?
If you've ever been to a Japanese restaurant, specifically one that serves ramen or soups, you might notice a small shaker bottle on the table with bright red flakes inside of it. This little capsule packs a spicy and citrusy powder called togarashi. So what...