by hungerintervention | Aug 27, 2021 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, News / Press Release
It’s back to full-time school for many kids after eighteen months of uncertainty. Kids need more scaffolding than ever to support the best growth for their minds and bodies. That’s why HIP is proud to partner with the Nourishing Neighbors campaign to...
by hungerintervention | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, Participant Stories
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...
by hungerintervention | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, Volunteers
Sydney Janeway, an Intern from University of Washington’s Carlson Center’s Undergraduate Community Based Internship (UCBI) Program, spent almost six months with HIP early this year, specifically focusing on our Healthy HIP Packs program. In this story she...
by hungerintervention | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, Volunteers
By now you’ve probably heard of our HIP Pack packing parties, those twice-a-month events where volunteers gather to assemble hundreds of weekend food packs (a.k.a. HIP Packs) for students at our partner schools. What you might not have heard of, however, are all the...
by hungerintervention | Jun 23, 2018 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
In keeping with the tradition of amazing HIP volunteers, allow us to introduce you to Cheryl. Cheryl has been volunteering with HIP since spring 2015, where she started off doing Friday repackaging. Then, about a year and half later when Wednesday Senior Meals...
by hungerintervention | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog, Healthy HIP Packs, News / Press Release
Seattle, WA – Thornton Creek Elementary is partnering with Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) to provide nutritious meals for students in the community who are at risk of weekend hunger when the school-based Free and Reduced-price Meal Program is not available. This is...
