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by hungerintervention | May 23, 2019 | Blog, Educational Programs
Trisha, one of HIP’s AmeriCorps Nutrition Program Coordinators, recounts her experience in working with kids at the After-School Food Club at Olympic Hills Elementary School. Trisha leading a nutrition education activity with kids at the Olympic Hills Elementary...
by hungerintervention | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals
Just over one year ago, on May ninth twenty-eighteen to be exact, I experienced my very first day as a HIPster. For my whole first week, I followed along with the Senior Meals prep and serving volunteers to learn everything I could about the program, and meet as...
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by hungerintervention | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Sue making a dessert in the HIP Kitchen “I love going to HIP on Fridays to cook with the awesome volunteers and staff. I look forward to those 3 hours every week.” Meet Sue, a faithful member of HIP’s Friday Senior Meals prep crew. Sue stumbled upon Hunger...
by hungerintervention | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
The first time Julianna came to Lake City Senior Days it was for Enhance Fitness. “The doctor said, you need to get moving, “ and that was what she came to do. Even though it was years ago, her first impression of the program was a lasting one. Looking for the right...
by hungerintervention | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog, Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Programs, Programs
Leading and organizing Cooking Matters courses are a significant portion of my Americorps service. They are a great hands-on class that allows participants to practice what they are learning and integrate cooking skills, healthy eating behaviors, and budget friendly...
by hungerintervention | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog, Participant Stories, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Patty Young has been a participant of HIP’s Senior Meal at the Lake City Community Center for the past five years, and a volunteer for the past six months. She loves the meals and the friends she has found there and is a faithful attendee and active volunteer....
