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New country, new language, new food
"Why eat juice from a can when I can eat the whole fruit?" "In my country, all the food we get is natural." These are just some of the comments from participants at our food justice classes at Literacy Source this summer. Literacy Source offers classes for adult...
Five feet and three inches
The time has finally come to say goodbye to our AmeriCorps members, Sam and Grace, for this program year. We'll miss them dearly. Here is a piece written by Sam reflecting on her year with us! Has it really been a whole 10 months since I joined HIP? It feels like I...
The Gift of a Meal
Hello! My name is Michael, and I am responsible for the HIP meal site at Paramount School Park! Paramount is a beautiful park, and sees so many people come through every day for lunch. One element that I have really enjoyed about the meal service program is the...
Meet our 2017 Summer VISTAs!
It's hard to believe we're already in our third full week of Summer Eats 2017! This year has been off to an amazing start all thanks to the work of our wonderful team of Summer VISTAs serving the meals at the sites each day. They have been such a fun bunch to work...
Protect The Safety Net
One of the first lines of defense when someone like James falls into homelessness or poverty is our safety net programs including SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that is more commonly known as Food Stamps) and Medicaid. These programs are literally...
James, almost two years later
You may remember James from an earlier story here. James is not his real name, but all other details are true. He has been a regular diner at our Senior Meals for years. Recently I saw him at our meal and this piece is based on my conversation with him. - Srijan...
How Summer Eats is more than food
A note from Ty, our Summer Meals outreach and activities coordinator extraordinaire! It is the middle of June and Summer Eats is only a week away. Planning the activities and securing all of the volunteers has been a mingle of creativity, some long hours, and of...
Summer fun is about to be unleashed!
A sneak-peak of fun summer activities coming to HIP Summer Eats sites near you. From Ty, our Summer Eats Program Coordinator Extraordinaire! Hello fellow HIP lovers! Summer is coming and we are so glad to say that our Summer Eats Program is coming along nicely. This...
Save the Date: Volunteer Appreciation Party
Wednesday, June 14, 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall, Lake City Presbyterian Church It's time to celebrate! The school year is wrapping up in little more than a month. With that, another year of our Healthy HIP Packs Program and our Afterschool Snacks Program is coming...
Food, Fun, and Creating Community
A reflection from Grace Marshall, one of HIP's Nutrition Program Coordinators, about a Cooking Matters class she is coordinating. As my second Cooking Matters class series nears the end, I can’t help but feel sad. I feel I have gotten just as much out of the class as...
