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Volunteer Spotlight: Nga
For March, we want to highlight Nga, who helps wrap and distribute bread and pastries at Senior Meals. Nga mentioned that HIP is the only volunteer work she does and we couldn't be more happy to have her spend her time and energy here! Nga learned of HIP while...
We’re hiring: AmeriCorps VISTA
START/END DATE: 5/5/2025 - 5/4/2026 Facilitate community connections by doing outreach in local communities, coordinate volunteers, help with various communications, including volunteer newsletters and social media, and support HIP events. Location: 98125, Seattle...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sheila
For February, we want to highlight Sheila who has, in such a short time, been an integral part of HIP Packs! Through purposefully placed brochures, Sheila found HIP while volunteering with Lifetime Learning Center, (who share the same building with!), a non-profit...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Nick
As the first spotlight of the year, we would like to highlight Nick and his immeasurable contribution to our Senior Community Meal program! Nick has helped with check-in for meal service for about 8 years. Nick found out about HIP through Jerry Berger, one of the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Lauren
For December, we want to highlight Lauren who like many other volunteers found out about HIP through a close family member. Despite spending almost a year with HIP, she would still describe her first day as the most memorable: "I just felt so welcomed and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Shannon
For November, we want to highlight Shannon, who has been volunteering with us for almost three years! Shannon explained that she's not a stranger to volunteering; she's been doing it her whole adult life, whether at her kids' schools, church, or nursing home....
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Jim
This month, we want to spotlight Jim, who has been one of our volunteer delivery drivers for Senior Meals! As a retiree, Jim explains the impact volunteering has had on him: "It puts me in touch with a wider cross-section of my...
An Interview with Mikiale Weldermariam, HungerCorps
Mikiale Paddleboarding on our Sail Venture with Sail Sandpoint This summer, we had the honor of welcoming back Mikiale Weldermariam to our HungerCorps cohort. Mikiale oversaw our Meadowbrook and Jackson Park meal sites, and was much-beloved by every kid he worked...
Beat the hot days. Try these hydration hacks!
The content for this blog has been adapted from the American Heart Association newsletter. Did you know that our body is 55% to 75% water? No wonder hydration is so important for our health, especially on a hot day when our body looses a lot of water.The National...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet TW
This month, we're highlighting TW! Although TW has been 'in the spotlight' in our HIP blog post in 2017, his dedication to volunteering at HIP for almost a decade credits another feature. His lived experiences as he explains paints a picture on how he started...
