by hungerintervention | Jun 23, 2023 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
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...
by hungerintervention | Jun 15, 2023 | Blog
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...
by hungerintervention | May 30, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog
By Kendall Rice Last school year, students in the Seattle Public School District received free meals from waivers issued by the USDA. Last summer, the waivers were removed, and now students must meet requirements to receive free and reduced-price meals. Being a...
by hungerintervention | May 25, 2023 | Blog, Volunteers
It’s time for another volunteer spotlight, and this month we’re featuring prep volunteer Carlos. Carlos has been volunteering in HIP’s kitchen regularly since July 2022, and he came to HIP in search of a way to do tangible work that helps his community. Carlos...
by hungerintervention | Mar 29, 2023 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
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....