Periodically, groups from the community come alongside the Matthews House to plan and put on events for our youth. These are great, fun activities for our youth with the added invaluable benefit that they are done on a completely volunteer basis by people who share this community with our youth. No ulterior motives, no one…
Category Archives: Activities
Snowshoeing in RMNP
On President’s Day several youth, volunteers and staff were about to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park for a day of snowshoeing. The group was given a quick lesson in snowshoeing “how to’s” from our volunteers and then we were all off. After some trial and error learning how to walk in the shoes,…
Everyone Deserves a Chance to Relax
Once a month we plan an activity especially for the young women in our program. Sometimes we hang out, eat popcorn and watch a chick flick or head out to try out our bowling skills. Other months we might encourage creative expression by learning some journalling techniques or taking on an art project. The idea…
Our Girls and the Gingerbread
About once a month our girls get together for an evening just to hang out and participate in some kind of fun activity. Often a mentor or other community member shares a skill or hobby, like journaling or cutting hair and sometimes its a simply a time to get out together and have fun, bowling,…
