THANK YOU to the 3rd and 4th grade families who contributed to their grade level food drive and came to help put together food packs for the Hunger Intervention Program! We had an enthusiastic bunch of Bryant Hawks and parents making quick work, packing an estimated total of 268 food packs bringing us to a total of 578 packs this year! 

Hope to see you again next year!  
 
2026 HIP Packing Parties
February 9, 1st and 2nd Grade – 208 packs!
April 7, Kindergarten and 5th Grade- 102 packs!
May 28, 3rd and 4th Grade- 268 packs!

Thank you,
Kate Sortun & Nicole Loving
PTSA Student Hunger Service Project Co-Chairs

We need your help! HIP continues to see a significant increase in demand for Healthy HIP Packs. The Bryant Student Hunger Service Project aims to provide a hands-on opportunity for our community to learn about and help students facing food insecurity every day in Seattle.

The HIP Packing Party for 3rd/4th grades is Thursday May 28 in the cafeteria from 6:30-7:30pm! Food donations must be dropped off at school by 8am on Tuesday 5/26. Collection bins are located in the main office and outside each 3rd and 4th grade classroom.

We have some leftover food from the last packing party so our needs are greatest for the following items: 1) Milk 2) Lunch items 3) Dinner items.  Our goal is to make 250 healthy HIP packs. 

Sign up to donate here.  Or if you’d rather contribute money, which will be sued to purchase remaining items needed, we have a Giving Fuel Page here.
Sign up to volunteer here. 

For more details on the project read here.

THANK YOU to the Kindergarten and 5th grade families who contributed to their grade level food drive and came to help put together food packs for the Hunger Intervention Program! We had an enthusiastic bunch of Bryant Hawks and parents making quick work, packing an estimated total of 102 food packs. 

Let’s keep the momentum going with the Bryant Student Hunger Service Project for 3rd and 4th grade in May!  Mark your calendar and keep an eye out for the food drive and volunteer signups.  The whole family is invited to participate!  
 
2026 HIP Packing Parties, 6:30-7:30pm
February 9, 1st and 2nd Grade – 208 packs!
April 7, Kindergarten and 5th Grade- 102 packs!
May 28, 3rd and 4th Grade- Goal 250 packs.

Thank you,
Kate Sortun & Nicole Loving
PTSA Student Hunger Service Project Co-Chairs

We need your help! HIP continues to see a significant increase in demand for Healthy HIP Packs. The Bryant Student Hunger Service Project aims to provide a hands-on opportunity for our community to learn about and help students facing food insecurity every day in Seattle.

The HIP Packing Party for K/5th grade is next Tuesday evening April 7th in the gym from 6:30-7:30pm! Food donations must be dropped off at school by 2pm on Friday, April 3rd. Collection bins are located in the main office and outside each Kindergarten and 5th grade classroom.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help so far! We still need more food donations for specific items and for some parent volunteers at the packing party. Our goal is to make 250 healthy HIP packs. 
Sign up to donate here.
Sign up to volunteer here. 

If you aren’t able to purchase and bring food to school but still want to contribute, we have a Giving Fuel Page so you can donate money which will be used to purchase remaining items needed.

Have you heard about the Healthy HIP Pack Food Drive and Packing Party?

The Bryant Student Hunger Service Project packing party for the Kindergarten and 5th graders and their families is Tuesday, 4/7 from 6:30-7:30 pm.  Click here for more info!

Quicklinks:
Food Drive Sign Up 
Volunteer Sign Up 

THANK YOU to the 1st and 2nd grade families who contributed to their grade level food drive and came to help put together food packs for the Hunger Intervention Program! We had an enthusiastic bunch of Bryant Hawks and parents making quick work, packing an estimated total of 208 food packs. 

Let’s keep the momentum going with the Bryant Student Hunger Service Project for Kindergarten and 5th grade in April!  Mark your calendar and keep an eye out for the food drive and volunteer signups.  The whole family is invited to participate!  
 
2026 HIP Packing Parties, 6:30-7:30pm

• February 9, 1st and 2nd Grade – 208 packs!
• April 7, Kindergarten and 5th Grade- Goal 250 packs.
• May 28, 3rd and 4th Grade- Goal 250 packs.

Thank you,
Kate Sortun & Nicole Loving
PTSA Student Hunger Service Project Co-Chairs

Have you heard about the Healthy HIP Pack Food Drive and Packing Party?

The Bryant Student Hunger Service Project packing party for the 1st and 2nd graders and their families is Monday, 2/9 from 6:30-7:30 pm.  Please see this page for more information and for sign ups.

Thank you, Bryant community, for stepping up to support the Hunger Intervention Program! Thanks to your generosity, we packed over 300 weekend food packs—well beyond our goal of 250—and donated extra food as well. HIP was incredibly grateful for the support.

Special thanks to our amazing 3rd and 4th grade families for contributing to the food drive and showing up in force to pack! It was heartwarming to see so many Bryant Hawks and parents in action.

We look forward to continuing this important work next school year. If you’re interested in joining as a HIP Co-Chair for 2025–26, please reach out to: kate.sortun@gmail.com or ninamettler@yahoo.com. 

Following the termination/unpaid leave of all six AmeriCorps staff by DOGE and the Trump administration, the Hunger Intervention Program (HIP) reports severe disruptions to their meal delivery for homebound seniors and Healthy HIP Packs/afterschool meals for students. HIP is heartbroken and urgently needs community support. Read their full statement and find ways to help here: Urgent Update: Cuts to the AmeriCorps Program and the Harms to Our Community – Hunger Intervention Program.

An immediate need is food donations for Bryant’s final packing party on 5/20. Due to increased demand (400-450 packs/week) and the HIP news, all families are urged to contribute by volunteering and with food donation sign-ups , not just 3rd and 4th grade.

How to Help with the Food Drive:

• Sign up to donate specific items and quantities: Food Donation Sign-up Genius
• Review needed food items: List of Suggested Healthy HIP Pack Food Donations
• Drop off food by 2 pm on Friday, 5/16: Bin in the main office or by the 3rd and 4th grade classroom. Record all donations on the sign-up.
• Monetary donations accepted: Monetary Donation for Food Purchase

About HIP: A local non-profit increasing food security in North King County through meals, education, and advocacy.

About Healthy HIP Packs: Weekend food program providing six meals and two snacks for food-insecure children.

About Packing Parties: Watch this fun video with your kids!