by hungerintervention | Jan 21, 2026 | Afterschool Meals, Blog, Food Systems, Programs
When the federal government withheld SNAP benefits last month, HIP took action as part of Seattle’s emergency response and donated hundreds of bags of groceries to our community partners, including the Lake City Library. Many people don’t know that...
by hungerintervention | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Participant Stories, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Recently, we welcomed back Nick, a long-time volunteer of the Senior Meals program, who returned after finishing his chemotherapy treatment. You may recognize Nick from this story on our blog last year. Nick is 73 years old and has been a dedicated volunteer with HIP...
by Srijan Chakraborty | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog, Food Systems, History
Many years ago, a co-worker lamented to me that her daughter refused to celebrate Thanksgiving with her. This co-worker loved Thanksgiving. For her, it was a holiday rooted in gratitude and family bonding. On the other hand, her daughter saw Thanksgiving as a holiday...
by hungerintervention | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog, Participant Stories
Dave is one of the seniors who attends our Senior Community Meals program. Dave started coming to lunch with us several years ago, when we served out of the Lake City Community Center. Dave has cerebral palsy, which prevents him from speaking or walking. His...
by hungerintervention | Nov 14, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog, Food Systems, Healthy HIP Packs, News / Press Release, Participant Stories, Programs, Senior Community Meals
One of three vans full of groceries bound for food-insecure Seniors. On November 1st, the Trump Administration’s US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decided to withhold emergency benefits previously set aside by Congress to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
by hungerintervention | Apr 29, 2025 | Advocacy, AmeriCorps, Blog, News / Press Release
For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 29 This weekend, all six of HIP’s AmeriCorps folks were terminated or put on unpaid leave by DOGE and the Trump administration. On Friday, United Way announced the Trump administration terminated two of our AmeriCorps, Zahraa...
