Hunger Intervention Program

2025 Community Appreciation Event
2025-02-06 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | Hunger Intervention Program, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125-5799, United States
Date: Thursday, February 6th
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Hunger Intervention Program
3841 NE 123rd St
Seattle, WA 98125
Details
You are cordially invited to attend the HIP’s annual Community Appreciation Event! Join us for a night of fun activities, delicious food, and celebration. RSVP at the link below. Community members of all ages are invited, and guests are encouraged. Whether you are a volunteer, program participant, partner organization, donor, or supporter–all are welcome. Thank you for all that you do to support us year-round!
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Kamayan at HIP
2025-03-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Hunger Intervention Program, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125-5799, United States
In 2022, HIP celebrated Filipino-American History Month with a Filipino-style Kamayan, led by our Shelter Meals Chef, Rachel Mina. Due to its amazing turnout, we decided to bring back Chef Rachel and her entire family this March for another Kamayan celebration! Kamayan is a colorful and communal feast featuring grilled meats, vegetables, and sides served traditionally on banana leaves. The evening will include dinner, dessert, karaoke, and more. All proceeds will support HIP’s mission to increase food security in our community.
DATE: March 21, 2025
TIME: Doors open at 5:30 PM, Dinner starts at 6 PM, Event ends 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Hunger Intervention Program
3841 NE 123rd St
Seattle, WA 98125

MEET THE CHEF
Rachel Mina (she/her) was born in the Philippines, immigrated to the Pacific Northwest at the age of 5, and grew up in the White Center area. After spending a decade working in healthcare administration, Rachel found her love for food justice through volunteer work. She has since worked at FareStart’s School Meals & Shelter Meals program in Seattle and helped open Librairie Gourmande, a culinary event/training space in Grays Harbor. Currently, she is the program coordinator for HIP’s Shelter Meals program, providing dinners and breakfasts to residents of The Oaks Enhanced Shelter and Kenmore Senior Women’s Shelter every week. Her interests include playing and watching basketball, visiting museums in small towns, and taking the ferry on a nice day.

DETAILS
Begin your evening with a drink and some tsitsirya (Filipino snacks). Then we will transition to a Kamayan-style feast, including a meal of classic dishes* from the Philipines, like lechon liempo (roast pork), lumpiang shanghai (Filipino-style egg roll), atchara (pickled papaya slaw), and much much more. Cleanse your palate with delicious confections featuring traditional Filipino flavors like pandan, coconut, and ube. End off the night in style with a karaoke night (no singing experience required)!
*Menu is subject to change. Includes shellfish.

Hunger Action Day 2026
2026-02-10 09:00 - 15:00 | United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Ave. SE, Olympia, 98501, United States
Date: Tuesday, February 10th
Time: 9 AM
Location: United Churches of Olympia (110 11th Ave. SE, Olympia)
Details
Every year, HIP joins the Washington Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition in Olympia to advocate for anti-hunger legislation. Coalition members are divided by district of residence or work to meet with their legislators in person. We plan on attending Hunger Action Day on Tuesday, February 10th. If you are interested in joining us and hundreds of other anti-hunger advocates from across the State for a fun and impactful day, sign up using the Google form here by February 3rd. If you’re interested in carpooling, email us at info@hungerintervention.org, and we can coordinate driving. With a looming budget deficit and talks of making cuts to services, your voice is critical to ensure sufficient funding for programs that feed the most vulnerable Washingtonians.
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2026 Community Appreciation Event
2026-02-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Hunger Intervention Program, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125-5799, United States
Date: Thursday, February 12th
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Hunger Intervention Program
3841 NE 123rd St
Seattle, WA 98125
Details
You are cordially invited to attend the HIP’s annual Community Appreciation Event! Join us for a night of fun activities, delicious food, and celebration. RSVP at the link below. Community members of all ages are invited, and guests are encouraged. Whether you are a volunteer, program participant, partner organization, donor, or supporter–all are welcome. Thank you for all that you do to support us year-round!
RSVP

World of Flavor Fundraiser
2026-05-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Hunger Intervention Program, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125-5799, United States
HIP is excited to announce its upcoming fundraiser, A World of Flavor! This event will feature five chefs of distinct culinary and cultural backgrounds. Each chef will showcase their skills by serving two small dishes central to their food culture in booths decorated to tell a story of the dishes’ importance. You’ll have time to mix and mingle, enjoy the tasting menu paired with drinks, and get to know the chefs and their stories before sitting down for a short program. Our goal is to raise $10,000 at this event, all proceeds going to HIP’s Summer Meals program this year. See more about the chefs, the cuisines they will be cooking from, and the program we will be raising money for below.
DATE: May 29, 2026
TIME: Doors open at 6 PM, small program at 7 PM, event ends at 8 PM
LOCATION: Hunger Intervention Program
3841 NE 123rd St
Seattle, WA 98125
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MEET THE CHEFS
Chef Alicia Guadalupe Melgarejo Medina

Chef Alicia Medina (she/her) was born in Mexico and immigrated to Seattle. Alicia has worked with HIP for a long time, facilitating Summer Meals in her community. She has now led four Community Kitchen Events with HIP, which helped bring delicious, culturally-relevant foods and activities to the Latinx community in North Seattle. For the World of Flavor fundraiser, she plans to make tamales, gazpacho, and agua fresca.

Chef Bibi Baseerah Salim

Chef Bibi Baseerah Salim (she/her) is originally from Afghanistan, but has lived in Seattle since 2003. She is the founder of Asiya Design Art, featuring her beautiful designs in home goods and specialty items, and helping other immigrants and refugees start their own businesses through the Refugee Artisans Initiative (RAI). She also owns a catering business and often has a food stand at the Lake City Farmer’s market. Chef Bibi has been a guest chef at our Senior Meals program before, and we’re excited to invite her back. For the World of Flavor fundraiser, she plans to make Afghan chicken skewers and bolani (a stuffed flat bread).

Chef David Salerno

Chef David (he/him) is the head chef of HIP’s Senior Meals program. Originally from the Northeast, Chef David has been in Seattle since 2016. He studied classic culinary arts at the French Culinary Institute in NYC and most recently worked as a culinary instructor and resident chef at Sur La Table. Chef David is a South Korean adoptee to an Italian-American household, and has spent much of his adult life reconnecting with South Korean culture and language. For the World of Flavor fundraiser, he plans to make two dishes that fuse Italian and South Korean cuisine.

Chef Emebet Mimi Mamo

Chef Emebet (she/her) is the head of HIP’s East African Senior Meals program. She 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 began a small business in Lake City for about 10 years before getting into home care. For the World of Flavor fundraiser, Chef Emebet plans on making agelgil, which is layers of injera with different sauces and vegetables in between, also called “injera lasagna.” She also plans to make Ethiopian coffee.

Chef Riley Namie

Chef Riley (he/him) is the head of HIP’s Shelter Meals program. Chef Riley was born in California, raised in Florida, and has lived in Seattle since 1997. With roots in direct action and mutual aid through informal groups like Food Not Bombs and prior employment with Seattle’s Operation: Sack Lunch, he has spent most of his working life in restaurants and bars, but eagerly returned to the nonprofit world with HIP in January 2026. For the World of Flavor fundraiser, Chef Riley plans to dig into his Syrian roots by making vegan makloubeh (a crispy rice dish) and fattoush (a Levantine salad).

*Menu is subject to change. Items will be listed with allergens.

SUMMER MEALS
For many families with kids and teens who rely on free and reduced lunches during the school year, summer presents a major barrier as they are left without access to this resource for three months. This is where HIP and other summer meal providers step in. HIP’s Summer Meals for Kids provides freshly made, nutritious meals from the HIP kitchen at kid-friendly, accessible locations throughout North Seattle. Recognizing that food insecurity impacts the entire family, parents or other caregivers are invited to share a meal with their child.
Last year, the federal AmeriCorps cuts hit HIP hard, preventing us from serving as many locations as we would have liked. This year, we plan to make it up to our community by providing meals at more sites than ever before. With your help, we can make that plan a reality! Learn more on our program’s webpage here.
