Blog
Farewell from Bryn
“No you can’t stack one more box on top I’m at my max already.” Bryn arrived at HIP two years ago as a new graduate of McGill University in Montreal. While managing senior meals, she has navigated through kitchen floods, a pandemic requiring more meals than ever, a...
AmeriCorps volunteer responds to a crisis
AmeriCorps volunteer Frankie Beach My name is Frankie Beach and I am currently serving as Food Security and Nutrition Program Coordinator with Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) in Lake City, Seattle. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, HIP has been in crisis mode, trying to...
HIP is Hiring! Senior Meals Program Coordinator position -date extended.
UPDATE: This position has been filled. Job Posting Meal Program Coordinator Full-time (40 hours per week) Permanent position Seattle, Washington About Hunger Intervention Program Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) is a nonprofit organization based in the...
Black Lives Matter: A statement from HIP
Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in denouncing ongoing institutional and systemic racism that has led to the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and violence towards countless other black individuals...
Summer Eats 2020
Reducing Your Food Waste
When planning out a full week of groceries for yourself or your family it can be difficult to figure out what you will need, especially if you are on a budget or do not have time to make multiple trips per week. A common tendency is to over purchase and end up having...
When it rains, it floods
Covid-19 musings from HIP's Meal Program Manager, Darcy Buendia. Your brain can't function in emergency mode forever. Eventually, you just become numb and a "new normal" is born. There was a period of a few weeks in which, here at HIP, we were in emergency mode. Some...
Colorful Eating
Fresh Veggies from Pikes Place Market Most people have the desire to eat healthy meals, but sometimes healthy eating can feel out of reach. Since there are often barriers that could come into play when people are trying to eat a healthy diet, here are some basic...
AmeriCorps Week- Stories of past and present members
What does it mean to be an AmeriCorps Member? For me, Emily, it meant moving to Seattle, coming into a new community, and doing something I had never done before. Every one of the AmeriCorps members throughout HIP's history has a different story, a unique beginning,...
Help HIP Tackle Hunger in the Time of COVID-19
Dear Friends, Volunteers and Supporters, As you know, in these unsettling times with many people hunkering down at home, HIP is still open and even expanding, while following all the public health protocols for safe operations. Now more than ever, HIP’s work is...
