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Ten-Year Anniversary Photos
Special thanks to Alex Nguyen for being our volunteer photographer at the event! [gallery...
The 5-Year Learning Curve
Five years ago, on November 4th, volunteers gathered to make HIP’s first senior meal. The menu was salmon cakes with yogurt dill sauce, a roll, roasted potatoes, roasted vegetables, and peach crisp. I should admit, this meal predates me. I didn’t start working on our...
“Are you okay in here?”
During HIP's ten-year anniversary event, former Executive Director, Kate Ortiz, recounts her experience in the old HIP office. In my working career before HIP, I had always had unconventional work spaces. A past office space always ran 10-20 degrees hotter than my...
Volunteer Spotlight: Xander & Jonathan
By now you’ve probably heard of our HIP Pack packing parties, those twice-a-month events where volunteers gather to assemble hundreds of weekend food packs (a.k.a. HIP Packs) for students at our partner schools. What you might not have heard of, however, are all the...
What’s in a name?
Ever wonder how HIP got its name? Well wonder no more! Allow us to take you on a journey through HIP's history, starting from its nascence in the 1990s. Back in the early '90s, Linda Berger (pictured above) began working with Operation: Sack Lunch (OSL), a...
Spinach Broccoli, Chicken Enchilada, and Tuna Noodle
Can you guess what those three foods have in common? Well, they are all foods that I loved growing up, and yes, you guessed it, they’re all casseroles. Tuna Noodle casserole brings back memories of my elementary school cafeteria, Chicken Enchilada casserole found its...
What our Community Partners are saying about us
On the occasion of our ten-year anniversary, we asked some of our community partners and funders to tell us what they think about us. Here is what we heard!
Add your voice against public charge
No one should be denied food, health care and other basic necessities of life Immigrants who come to this country for a better life, as immigrants from all over the world have done for the last 500 years, are legally entitled to some of the federal benefits, including...
Meet HIP’s new AmeriCorps members!
Sam and Trisha, our two new AmeriCorps members, joined HIP at the beginning of October just as our new school year programming was picking up steam! We are excited to have them join our team. Please welcome them and stop by to say Hi! Samantha Hoeper Hi everyone! I’m...
Introducing John Knight
Let us introduce you to the newest member of HIP's Board of Directors -- John Knight. While he is new to the board, he is a veteran HIPster! Here's a little more about him. John Knight has been active with HIP for over 7 years and has been a resident of NE...
