by hungerintervention | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, News / Press Release, Senior Community Meals
Emebet Mamo, or Mimi, grew up in Ethiopia until the age of 14. She then immigrated to the USA and went to high school in D.C. When she was 20 she moved to Seattle and went to accounting school for two years. She has a 17 year-old son and a 15 year-old daughter....
by hungerintervention | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog, Participant Stories, Senior Community Meals
Lars is one of our regular guests at the Lake City Senior Days. Always a personable ray of sunshine, we sat down to hear more about his background. Read about it below! Lars is one of those people whom you instantly like. He has an infectious optimism,...
by hungerintervention | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, News / Press Release, Senior Community Meals
Sound Generations, Hunger Intervention Program (HIP), Seattle Parks and Recreation, and Horn of Africa Services are teaming up to bring healthy meals, fitness programs, recreational activities, and social work services to East African elders in the north end of...
by hungerintervention | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Senior Community Meals
Healthy meals and fun physical activities help seniors stay healthy and happy “I never danced when I was young, but now that I’m an oldie I always dance.” You may not think about dancing when we talk about our Senior Meals Program at the Lake City...
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 | May 23, 2018 | Blog, Senior Community Meals
The following is an account from our Meal Program Manager, Darcy Buendia. Months ago, Srijan wrote about one of the diners at our senior community meal. In that telling we called him James. James had worked in construction until an injury kept him from work. Without a...