by hungerintervention | Jul 22, 2021 | AmeriCorps, Blog, Summer Eats
This post is the first in a series of blogs from our 2021 HungerCorps. Find new posts each week through August. On my first day handing out meals for the Hunger Intervention Program, I didn’t know what to expect. Stacked on top of coolers of Uncrustables was a...
by hungerintervention | Jun 29, 2021 | AmeriCorps, Blog, Summer Eats
Summertime, and the living is…..easy? Not for everyone, especially families with children. Without school meals, many families worry about getting enough healthy food to eat. They also fear the “summer slide” in learning because they can’t...
by hungerintervention | Mar 19, 2021 | AmeriCorps, Blog, Healthy Eating, Programs, Summer Eats
Happy Spring! The air is warming, the sun is peeking out, and the flowers are up – all signs that spring is on its way in the PNW. Another sign of spring for me is the start of National Nutrition Month. Every March, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists across the...
by hungerintervention | Aug 26, 2020 | AmeriCorps, Blog, Summer Eats
Even though HIP had to cancel in-person activities at most Summer Meals sites due to COVID, our AmeriCorps VISTA Jen Sogn and Teens in Public Service intern Sam found ways to provide enriching activities as well as nutritious meals for kids this summer....
by hungerintervention | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Summer Eats
by hungerintervention | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Summer Eats, Volunteers
Emma was one of HIP’s Summer Eats Interns from Teens in Public Service (TIPS). She received the TIPS Intern Fundraising Award and gave a speech on her experience working at HIP. What follows is the transcript of her speech. Emma at Paramount Park Summer Eats...
