HIP’s Eradicating Food Insecurity (EFI) Open House, May 29, 2024!

HIP has served 269,574 meals to our neediest people since May 19, 2023! This amazing work was done through our Eradicating Food Insecurity Initiative; HIP has been working steadily to end food insecurity altogether in our city with the help of a 3-year grant awarded to HIP and supported by U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright.

On May 29 we held an Open House for EFI—Congressman Cartwright attended along with HIPs co-founder Joe Maddon. Several dignitaries and industry leaders were also in attendance: PA State Senator Dave Argall, PA State Representative Dane Watro, U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s Regional Director Patti Monahan, Risant Health CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu, Geisinger CEO Dr. Terry Gilliland, and LVHN Hazleton Vice President Melissa Curto. As well as HIP staff and student volunteers. Read More About EFI here.

HIP’s Eradicating Food Insecurity food insecurity program is supported by HIP Corp United, which is a group of high-achieving high school students from the Greater Hazleton area tasked with critically examining food insecurity and social justice issues in our region. read more about HIP CORP UNITED here.