We’re proud to announce Ken and Suzanne Smith, recipients of The Matthews House Winter Volunteer Excellence Award. They have been truly devoted to The Matthews House in word and deed for over 4 years. Let’s hear a little bit more from them: So, where ya from? Ken: Colorado native, Colorado Springs, CSU graduate Suzanne: California…
We Live In An Amazing Community! Recently, we celebrated Christmas with over 50 of our youth, along with more than 20 volunteers, community members, and staff! Our youth took a horse drawn wagon ride from The Matthews House to Everyday Joe’s Coffee House through Old Town just as it started to snow. They were met…
Support The Matthews House and get some Christmas shopping done! Stamp World Online recently donated Maple cutting boards for us to sell and raise some money. They retail for $30, but we are selling them for $20 and 70% goes directly to The Matthews House. These boards were manufactured and engraved here in Ft Collins…
Hoopla for Hope, which took place on November 10th, was a huge success for The Matthews House! Over 200 people showed up to the Fort Collins Country Club to have a rock’n 1950′s style good time. They enjoyed live performances from the likes of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and Judy Garland. SugarMill Productions was also on…
To many of The Matthews House youth the idea of being part of a community of peers in which people are supportive and encouraging is a foreign concept. The idea of a place where they can be challenged in a safe environment, set goals, give and receive constructive feedback and learn how to handle frustrations…
Jersey Mike’s Subs opened their new location in Fort Collins at 4709 S Timberline on July 6th and they started giving back to the community immediately. During the month of July, owner John Ricketts distributed and honored hundreds of coupons that allowed sandwich buyers to have $2 donated to The Matthews House when they came…
Very early next Friday morning, August 12, The Matthews House will have a team lining up for the Wild West Relay for the 5th year in a row. Like the other 100+ teams, our team of 12 will be running 200 miles from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs. However, we’ll be running in order…
Jersey Mike’s Subs will be opening a location in Fort Collins, July 7th and owner John Ricketts wants to make sure they are giving back to the community from the start. So, click on and print out the photo/flyer below and head on over to 4709 S. Timberline Road and buy a tasty sub, $2…
Every year at their State of the Community event, United Way of Larimer County recognizes outstanding volunteers in the community. At the 2011 event, on June 9th, the Volunteer Excellence Award was presented to our very own 2010 Volunteers of the Year, Brian & Esther Hansen, recognizing their truly extraordinary commitment to serving their community….
On May 25th employees of Cargill volunteered their time by partnering with The Matthews House to install our brand new vegetable gardens and give our backyard a face lift. We had over 15 Cargill volunteers, 7 youth, 3 staff, and 4 volunteers from the Matthews House! In less than 8 hours our backyard was…
