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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Larry
We all know that HIP relies on volunteers to cook, serve, pack, and deliver for our various meal programs, but did you also know that we have specialized volunteer roles, like a volunteer to take care of our vans? Meet Larry, our van volunteer who makes sure that all...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Andrea
This month we’re highlighting one of HIP’s best bakers, Andrea. Andrea has been volunteering in the kitchen with the Senior Meal program since the fall of 2021. She was referred to HIP by her friend and fellow Senior Meal volunteer, Jane, who knew that she was looking...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Fiona
This month we’re featuring Shelter Meals volunteer Fiona. Fiona began volunteering with HIP over the summer and has been helping out weekly with Shelter Meals ever since. A Lake City local, she found out about HIP by seeing us around the community in places like the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Bridgette
Fall is officially here and it’s time for October’s volunteer spotlight. Bridgette is earning her Master of Science in Nutrition / Didactic Program in Dietetics (MSN/DPD) from Bastyr University, and has been volunteering with HIP this summer to earn experience hours...
A Summer at HIP: Reflections from HIP’s 2022 Summer Interns Pt 2
This summer, Hunger Intervention Program partnered with Teens In Public Service (TIPS) to host three high school interns. These smart, passionate young women helped to design and lead activities that took place across meal sites during the 10-week long Summer Eats...
A Summer at HIP: Reflections from HIP’s 2022 Summer Interns Pt 1
This summer, Hunger Intervention Program partnered with Teens In Public Service (TIPS) to host three high school interns. These smart, passionate young women helped to design and lead activities that took place across meal sites during the 10-week long Summer Eats...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Judith
It's time for another volunteer spotlight! This month we're talking to long-time Senior Meal volunteer, Judith. Judith began volunteering in the kitchen with the Monday shift of the Senior Meal program about four years ago. Once she discovered that the best way to...
Heat Wave 2022: How Seattle’s Poor are Disproportionately Affected
Written by Tierney Traverse Almost exactly one year after Seattle hit its record breaking temperature of 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28th, 2021, we are again experiencing temperatures in the high 90s due to high CO2 emissions and climate change. Temperatures like...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Joanne
For this month’s Volunteer Spotlight we’re mixing it up! Instead of featuring one of our regulars, we’re going to meet Joanne, who spent two weeks with HIP’s Summer Eats and nutrition education programs in July. Joanne is currently working on her Masters of Public...
The End of Roe v. Wade: How Forced Childbirth Affects Poverty
Written by Saeran Dewar Dobbs v. Jackson On June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a Mississippi law that banned abortions at 15 weeks and onwards, thereby striking down Roe v. Wade and marking the end of 50 years of federal abortion rights. The three...
