What is hunger?

What is hunger?

How long do you have to go without food to be hungry? Do you have to miss a meal regularly to say that you are facing hunger? How frequently does that have to be? Once a week or month? How about once a year? Is hunger a mental state where you are hungry even when you...
Meet Phoenica!

Meet Phoenica!

Hello hello! This is Phoenica here, the new AmeriCorps member at this wonderful place known was HIP. You’re probably wondering how to pronounce the name, so I’ll give you a tip: my name is “Phoenix” (my hometown) and “America” squished together. No worries if you get...
Hungry kids can’t learn in school

Hungry kids can’t learn in school

“What I liked about it is I get food every Thursday, and there’s yummy food and there’s bars and nice food and I like that there’s soup. Thank u for the food”  – A student from Briarcrest elementary school who received our Healthy HIP Packs It is back to...