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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Charlie
We have to say it - here at HIP we have the coolest volunteers. Charlie is one of them. Also known as “Ornery” (a nickname she wears with pride), Charlie is 66 years old and has been volunteering at our Senior Meals program for roughly one and a half years. She grew...
Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) expands Senior Community Meal Program to three days a week
Seattle, WA - Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) is expanding its twice-a-week Senior Community Meal program to three days a week starting Friday, April 20, 2018. Launched in November 2013 at the Lake City Community Center, HIP's Senior Meals program has...
Meet HIP’s new VISTA member: Alex Peterson
My name is Alex Peterson and I'm super pumped to be working as the 2018-2019 AmeriCorps VISTA here at HIP. Food is an issue that I have always been passionate about (eating it, making it, conserving it, sharing it), so it is very cool that I will be able to channel...
Introducing new HIP Board members
We are excited to welcome two new board members to the HIP family! Rubina Goswami Rubina Goswami works at the Boeing Company as an Industrial Engineering Manager with a 9+ years of leadership experience in various fields. She holds a bachelor’s in business...
Calling all hearts and hands
Volunteers needed for expanding Senior Meals Program We are very excited to expand our senior meal program, but we can't do it alone. We need a lot of volunteers to fill a variety of positions to provide more hot, nutritious meals to north Seattle seniors. We need...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2018
Join us for this free and inspiring event. There will be delicious food celebrating some of the famous women chefs around the world and the meal will be followed by a panel discussion on "Women in Food" featuring some of the women leaders in the Seattle area. You...
Thornton Creek Elementary partners with Hunger Intervention Program to help feed hungry students in the community
Seattle, WA – Thornton Creek Elementary is partnering with Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) to provide nutritious meals for students in the community who are at risk of weekend hunger when the school-based Free and Reduced-price Meal Program is not available. This is...
YOU did it!! Your advocacy made Breakfast after the Bell happen!
Thanks to your continued advocacy, the Washington House and Senate have finally passed the Breakfast After the Bell bill this year and will soon be signed into law by Governor Inslee! This is a big deal for thousands of children from low-income families who will now...
An experience I wouldn’t trade for anything
It's hard to believe Ty has been with HIP for an year already! Its time to say goodbye and celebrate a wonderful year of service for Ty (while we secretly shed a few tears). Here is a reflection from Ty looking back at her experience with HIP over the last year. The...
Join HIP for Hunger Action Day 2018
During each legislative session, the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition hosts Hunger Action Day, our lobby day in Olympia that highlights issues facing hungry families in Washington State, and brings their stories and priorities to legislators in the positions to...
