We've known for some time that a lack of transitional and emergency housing is a large stumbling block for many youth in our program and our community. Now it's time to do something about it. Here is a note from our Executive Director and Founder, Jerri Howe, talking about how we're going to do that,…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
January Is National Mentor Month
Local Nonprofits are working together to raise awareness during Mentor Month. The Larimer County Mentoring Coalition is celebrating January as National Mentor Month. Mentor Month is a national campaign, first introduced in 2002, which is spearheaded by the Harvard Mentoring Project, MENTOR, and the Corporation for National and Community Service and focuses attention on the…
Matthews House Recognized for Record of Success
Yesterday's Coloradoan included the picture above and the article below. The photo: CSU professor Ken Smith, center, poses with CSU culinary students who served a Thanksgiving meal at The Matthews House. After just 4 years, we’ve seen some major life changes and we now have youth who've successfully completed our program who are coming back…
Rodizio Grill to support Matthews House in January
Throughout the month of January, Rodizio Grill in Fort Collins will be spreading the word about and raising funds for the Matthews House. Every guest at Rodizio this month will have the opportunity to make a donation to the Matthews House and receive an equivalent amount in "Rodizio bucks". So here's what that looks like,…
