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 150 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
Farewell from Bryn
“No you can’t stack one more box on top I’m at my max already.” Bryn arrived at HIP two years ago as a new graduate of McGill University in Montreal. While managing senior meals, she has navigated through kitchen floods, a pandemic requiring more meals than ever, a...
Black Lives Matter: A statement from HIP
Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in denouncing ongoing institutional and systemic racism that has led to the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and violence towards countless other black individuals...
Senior Meals in the time of COVID
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many seniors were at risk of social isolation and poor nutrition, due to a lack of infrastructure to care for our elders. HIP recognized the need for connection and nutrition and created the Senior Meals Program as a communal dining...
HIP pivots in a pandemic
In late spring, food banks and community organizations were scrambling to meet increasing needs as impacts from the pandemic spiked. Through a collaboration with the City of Shoreline, HIP learned of residents needing assistance with groceries. HIP was able to pivot...
Senior Meals in the time of COVID
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many seniors were at risk of social isolation and poor nutrition, due to a lack of infrastructure to care for our elders. HIP recognized the need for connection and nutrition and created the Senior Meals Program as a communal dining...
HIP pivots in a pandemic
In late spring, food banks and community organizations were scrambling to meet increasing needs as impacts from the pandemic spiked. Through a collaboration with the City of Shoreline, HIP learned of residents needing assistance with groceries. HIP was able to pivot...
HIP Meals Bolster a Community
Tucked away on a small lot near Haller Lake is one of the last mobile home parks in Seattle. Modest but vibrant and relatively affordable, especially for a city that still has skyrocketing rents, Bella-B Mobile Home Park caters to families. Kids’ toys mingle with...