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Hungry kids can’t learn in school
“What I liked about it is I get food every Thursday, and there’s yummy food and there’s bars and nice food and I like that there’s soup. Thank u for the food” - A student from Briarcrest elementary school who received our Healthy HIP Packs It is back to school...
Blueberries, kickball, and bubbles: Summer Meals in review
School is back in session but, if you can, try to reflect back all the way to the beginning of the summer. In early June we start to fill up our fridges, freezers, and pantries in preparation for summer meals. We expand from one weekly prep shift to four weekly prep...
The top 17 things I learned as a HIP AmeriCorps
You learn a lot as an AmeriCorps member at HIP, especially if it’s your first year out of college and first year-long job. I’ve always been told that the best way to learn anything is to just jump in and not be afraid to make mistakes, and at HIP I was given the...
HIP and the Summer Meals Program
Danielle, one of the HIP Summer Meals AmeriCorps interns, wrote this blog post explaining how the Summer Meals Program work and her experience in working at HIP this summer. I always looked forward to family meals as a child. I am the youngest in a family of six...
A day that turned James’ life upside down
This story is based on my conversation with one of our guests at our Senior Lunch Program. James is not his real name which I changed for anonymity. - Srijan “I lost everything” – James almost choked up as he uttered those words. I was sitting across him at the table...
Photo Journal: My Summer Meals Experience at HIP
Hi! I'm Kiyomi, one of the interns with HIP and United Way. I'm the site supervisor for Nathan Hale High School. Our site consists of many teens from the high school and lots of kids from around the neighborhood. My site started from an average of 8 kids, to an...
Day in the life of an AmeriCorps Summer Meals Intern
Working with United Way and Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) as an AmeriCorps VISTA intern this summer has been both challenging and rewarding. An average day for me and my fellow interns consists of a combination of outreach, meal prep,...
My Summer Meals Site: Lake City Court
Lake City Court is an 86-unit, affordable apartment building in our community and is one of Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) Summer Meals sites. Jimmy is the AmeriCorps VISTA member from United Way of King County who is the site supervisor there and coordinates...
Homemade Bean Dip
After some experimenting in the HIP kitchen, we came up with this simple yet delicious recipe for bean dip. We serve this dip at summer meal sites for kids and teens, so left the spices on the mild side, but you can always add more chili or cayenne for extra kick!...
I want to be a part of the solution
Mary Ann has been a dedicated volunteer helping us with our Healthy HIP Packs and Summer Meals Programs. We asked her to share her experience of volunteering at HIP and she wrote this piece for us. You can see her pictured below helping us with Summer Meals food...
