by hungerintervention | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog, News / Press Release, Volunteers
Elisabeth joined the HIP Board in December 2015. Please join us in welcoming her to the HIP family. We are very excited to have her in our leadership team! Elisabeth Saxon holds a bachelors degree in English literature from Rutgers College and a masters in...
by hungerintervention | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
What would you do if you find out that you have to throw away all your turkey just a few hours before a big Thanksgiving meal that you were going to serve to more than 100 guests? That was a scary moment, but what happened next was even more amazing. But I’m...
by hungerintervention | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, News / Press Release, Volunteers
Please welcome Yuri Kim, our newest Board Member! We are very excited to have him join our team. Yuri Kim is the Community Impact Manager of Family Stability for United Way of King County where he manages United Way’s investments in financial impact, childhood hunger,...
by hungerintervention | Sep 4, 2015 | AmeriCorps, Blog
You learn a lot as an AmeriCorps member at HIP, especially if it’s your first year out of college and first year-long job. I’ve always been told that the best way to learn anything is to just jump in and not be afraid to make mistakes, and at HIP I was given the...
by hungerintervention | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, Summer Eats, Volunteers
Danielle, one of the HIP Summer Meals AmeriCorps interns, wrote this blog post explaining how the Summer Meals Program work and her experience in working at HIP this summer. I always looked forward to family meals as a child. I am the youngest in a family of six...
by hungerintervention | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Summer Eats, Volunteers
Working with United Way and Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) as an AmeriCorps VISTA intern this summer has been both challenging and rewarding. An average day for me and my fellow interns consists of a combination of outreach, meal prep,...