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A Woman Named Charity

A Woman Named Charity

The Fuel your Future program has given me a unique opportunity to have an impact in my own neighborhood. In college, as I studied international political economy, I day dreamed about becoming an international journalist or NGO director, working to solve some...

A blog with real English words

A blog with real English words

A blog post with real English words? Doesn't that excite you and make you want to read? Do you think I’m being facetious? Then what do you think of “fruit smoothie with real fruits”? I’m quoting that from a billboard advertisement next to a fast food restaurant which...

A Summer Serving Lake City

A Summer Serving Lake City

Working with the good people at the Hunger Intervention Program has been a real blast. I had so much fun getting to know all my kids more personally, as well as their parents. I was a bit worried in the beginning that I was not going to be able to interact very well...

Behind the “Vale”

Behind the “Vale”

Hi everyone, Michael here! I’ve had a great time getting to know the children at Cedarvale Village. They’re all such energetic children with a constant drive to compete and show off their skills in every activity they do. Whether it be basketball, racing or...

Hungry for Creativity 

Hungry for Creativity 

Hello, Stephen here. As many of you know, this summer HIP was able to bring a large variety of activities and specials guests to our meal sites this summer.  We had librarians, musicians, bubble makers and community members of all stripes come to engage with the youth...

Meet our SummerCorps 2016!

Meet our SummerCorps 2016!

You've probably seen some new faces around HIP in the last couple weeks. and it's high time we have official introductions! We have 8 awesome new additions to the HIP team for the summer, to help us lead our Summer Meals programming. So here's a bit about each of our...

Introducing Riko

Introducing Riko

This year, HIP received funding through the Seattle Housing Authority to hire three youth interns from the three SHA sitewhere we serve summer meals. They are helping us  serve lunches, leading activities, and doing outreach.  Riko works for us at our Jackson Park...

Introducing Tierra

Introducing Tierra

Summer is a busy time at HIP and our programming is growing every year. To help us with our expanded Summer Meals Program this year, HIP has hired a part-time Meal Program Assistant. We are excited to have Tierra join our team, albeit just for the summer. If you are...

Meet HIP’s newest Board Members

Meet HIP’s newest Board Members

Jennifer and Jerod Morris are the newest members of our Board of Directors. We are excited to have them join our team and bring in new experiences and perspectives. You can read a little more about them below. Jennifer went to Oregon State University where she got her...