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Our commitment to the community during this time of crisis
HIP is committed to ensuring our neighbors, young and old, have consistent access to food during this time of crisis. Here is a summary of what we are doing to support our community: HIP's Senior Community Meal Program is serving to-go box lunches from the Lake City...
New Faces at HIP
HIP welcomed two new people to our team just this week! Toni Higgs is our newest staff joining as our Development Coordinator. Jennifer Sogn is our new AmeriCorps VISTA member filling in the spot that Emily left vacant. We are excited to welcome both of them to our...
Food is a shared experience
Evelyn and Frankie, HIP's Nutrition Program Coordinators, recently completed their Cooking Matters class at Literacy Source. In this blog, Frankie reflects on her experience on what they taught, and more importantly, what they learned. Our first Cooking Matters class...
16 Name Tags Later
Emily Billow, HIP's Community Relations Coordinator, recently ended her one-year AmeriCorps VISTA term with HIP. Here is a reflection from her based on her experience with HIP over the last year. It’s wild to think just how impactful 12 months can be. I walked into...
Creating excitement in kids about healthy eating
By Frankie Beach, Nutrition Program Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member. A little while ago, I had the opportunity to facilitate my first cooking class with kids, specifically preschool aged kids. What struck me the most about this experience was the excitement that kids...
The Stories of Hunger Action Day
A reflection from Audrey Immel, HIP's Intern from the University of Washington, about her experience participating in the Hunger Action Day 2020 with the HIP Team. HIP Team in Olympia as part of Hunger Action Day 2020. Audrey is pictured at the right. In my first...
Advocacy Alert: Take action to increase food access
Washington State legislative session is going on right now and this is a great opportunity for us to push for anti-hunger policy priorities. Right now two bills need your urgent support. Please urge your lawmakers to prioritize budget investments in support of...
Join HIP for a day of action in Olympia on February 3rd
Join HIP and hundreds of other Anti-hunger advocates for our annual lobby day -- Hunger Action Day in Olympia on Monday, February 3rd. Please register here if you can make it. You'll have an opportunity to learn about our legislative priorities for this...
My New Year’s Resolution: It’s not what you think
By Evelyn Morris, Nutrition Program Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member. What’s your New Year’s Resolution? It seems like this question is everywhere these first few weeks of January, maybe even more so since this is the start of a brand new decade. If you’re at all like...
Meet our newest Board Members
Nicki Rosling My Name is Nicki Rosling, I am born and raised right here in the very beautiful Pacific Northwest. I'm currently the Branch Manager at HomeStreet Bank in Lake City. God has blessed me with 3 beautiful children, Nicholas, Jeffery and Summer. I raised my...
