We’ve all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. In some cases though a picture is truly priceless. Thanks to Fort Collins photographer Christina Gressianu The Matthews House has quite a few priceless photos. Christina is normally very busy capturing people’s wedding day and making sure folks look their best in…
On October 19th, 2011 The Matthews House received The Larimer County Award along with $3,000 from Group Publishing, a company based in Loveland Colorado. The award is part of Group Publishing’s Community Service Awards Program. A program the company started as a way to help organizations and churches in Northern Colorado reach more people in…
Our friends and long time supporters The Wright Life in Fort Collins are hosting a Ski & Snowboard Tune Special benefiting The Matthews House November 3rd though the 6th. Talk about “win-win!” You get your gear ready for the winter while you help at-risk youth in Larimer County. The Wright Life is an alternative sports…
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…
Hoopla for Hope! You are invited! On November 10th, please plan to join us in the sock-hoppin’, hot-roddin’, greased-lightnin’, world of the 1950s. You might even catch a glimpse of Marilyn or Elvis. This peachy-keen evening will feature: A disc jockey spinning the catchiest 50′s tunes for your dancing pleasure The Jumpin’ Jive Cats will…
Did you know that Fort Collins has a Peach Festival? Maybe not, but you won’t want to miss it. This first-year-event is coming up THIS SATURDAY (9/10/11)and benefits The Matthews House, The Gardens on Spring Creek, and Fort Collins Rotary Clubs (What is Rotary anyway?). The event will be held at the Gardens on Spring…
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…
This year’s Wild West Relay was, again, an unforgettable experience, captured incredibly well in this poem penned by one of our more eloquent runners. 12 runners, 195 Miles, One goal ~by Stephen Koenig Five in the morning, twelve runners emerged From a dark parking lot with a shared running urge To race over the hills,…
Early on in my work at The Matthews House, I was surprised when one of our youth told me that despite growing up in Fort Collins, he’d never heard the relaxing sound of a mountain stream. I began to understand as he explained that growing up in a family that never had a car, he’d…
Every year, the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program hosts a conference for teens in foster care, called College Connect. It gives them the opportunity to stay in a dorm, sit in on real college classes, participate in team building exercises, and interact with not only college faculty but also other teens from around the state…
