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....
by hungerintervention | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog, Healthy Eating, Senior Community Meals
For the last year and a half, Senior Meal Program Coordinator and classically-trained chef David Salerno has been working towards a goal of removing “ultra-processed” foods from his program. This goal has evolved out of his personal standards for the meals he prepares...
by hungerintervention | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
In this month’s volunteer spotlight, we’re meeting Senior Meal volunteer Kal and learning how he has used volunteering as a tool for managing his mental health. We’re grateful to Kal for sharing his story with us, and for allowing us to share his experience with...
by hungerintervention | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
This month we’re highlighting one of HIP’s best bakers, Andrea. Andrea has been volunteering in the kitchen with the Senior Meal program since the fall of 2021. She was referred to HIP by her friend and fellow Senior Meal volunteer, Jane, who knew that she was looking...
by hungerintervention | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Fall is officially here and it’s time for October’s volunteer spotlight. Bridgette is earning her Master of Science in Nutrition / Didactic Program in Dietetics (MSN/DPD) from Bastyr University, and has been volunteering with HIP this summer to earn experience hours...
by hungerintervention | Aug 26, 2022 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
It’s time for another volunteer spotlight! This month we’re talking to long-time Senior Meal volunteer, Judith. Judith began volunteering in the kitchen with the Monday shift of the Senior Meal program about four years ago. Once she discovered that the...
