Blog
A Connection Deeper Than You Can Even Imagine
Hello everyone! My name is Aleesha Gray and my site this summer is Jackson Park. Before I start talking about all the wonderful perks of Jackson Park and, of course, what makes Jackson Park such a lively place to be at every day, I would like to give some in depth...
It’s More Than Just a Meal at Paramount School Park
My name's Marquesa and I'm the VISTA site supervisor for Paramount School Park. When I got accepted to be apart of summer meals, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I knew that we would be serving food and making some sort of impact within the community but what I...
HIP celebrates ten years of serving and building community
Did you know that Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) as an organization was born in 2008? That means this year we get to celebrate ten years of serving and building community! So much has changed since the time we started. Many new programs have taken shape and grown...
Anne Vold: New Board Member
We are excited to welcome Anne to the HIP Board of Directors. You can learn a little more about her and why she is interested in being a board member for HIP below. Anne Vold holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Washington and a Juris...
Healthy aging for mind and body
Healthy meals and fun physical activities help seniors stay healthy and happy "I never danced when I was young, but now that I’m an oldie I always dance." You may not think about dancing when we talk about our Senior Meals Program at the Lake City Community Center,...
Summer of Food and Fun is ON!
HIP is serving 200 nutritious meals a day to children and families in need. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and kids are eating summer meals! Now that summer is here, we have officially started our Summer Eats Program, which provides lunches and activities...
A tense meeting at the Downtown Emergency Services Center (DESC)
Rhoda Ashley Morrow, one of the founding members of HIP, remembers a tense meeting at DESC that had HIP taking up serving breakfasts at the shelter "every day of the year"! This story is part of a series where we are looking back at our ten-year history since the...
Have you eaten well?
Alex is HIP's AmeriCorps VISTA Member this year who is responsible for coordinating HIP's Summer Eats Program in addition to many other responsibilities. Before joining HIP, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin. In this piece, she reflects on how her experience in...
Meet this year’s Summer VISTAs!
Every year since 2013, HIP has been lucky enough to receive AmeriCorps Summer VISTAs through United Way of King County to help with our Summer Eats Program. These VISTAs serve as full-time employees from June to August, helping with meal prep, community outreach, and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cheryl
In keeping with the tradition of amazing HIP volunteers, allow us to introduce you to Cheryl. Cheryl has been volunteering with HIP since spring 2015, where she started off doing Friday repackaging. Then, about a year and half later when Wednesday Senior Meals...
