Blog
GiveBIG to HIP: Feed a child this summer
What do you like about summer in Seattle? It can be a treat to the senses, both for the eyes and the taste buds. Fresh local berries, juicy plums, peaches, Washington cherries, and summer squashes are big attractions at the local farmers markets. Among this abundance...
Tell Congress: #HandsOffSNAP
The proposed Farm Bill will take food away from hard working families and children. We need you to speak up against these devastating cuts now. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly know as food stamps, has been one of the most effective...
Fruit or Water?
This is a story of how knowing about watermelon can change a life. After one of many nutrition education events, one student and class stood out as the most memorable teaching moment for us. HIP's Nutrition Program Coordinators, Heather and Kelly, hosted a nutrition...
Why I volunteer
Ashley Gailus, a regular volunteer who helps serve afterschool snacks at the Lake City Library, shares her experience volunteering for the program. Volunteering at the Homework Help program in Lake City has been a great learning experience for me. There is a...
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...
