Running from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs

  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…

Community Partner Award Presented to The Zone

Over the past 5 years, The Zone Health & Fitness has graciously allowed The Matthews House to enroll our youth at a greatly reduced rate. The ability to regularly workout at a gym offers our young adults many benefits, not only in terms of increased physical health, but also in the areas of self-confidence and…

Jersey Mike’s Subs Supports The Matthews House

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…

Volunteer Excellence Award Presented to Matthews House Volunteers

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….

Backyard Facelift

  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…

Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Highlights The Matthews House

On May 11th, The Matthews House was proud to be highlighted at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado’s Annual Celebration of Philanthropy. We thought the video was worth sharing here too.  

Cultivate Hope Nets Over $20,000

Excellent photos by Craig Vollmer Photography. On May 5th, over 330 guests gathered for our 4th Annual Cultivate Hope Garden Party Benefit to celebrate Spring. This garden party celebrates life and the new growth that can happen when young people are given the resources and support they need to grow and blossom. Guests enjoyed an…

Coffee Beans Benefit Youth

Local, independent coffee roaster Coffee Spielen is partnering with the Matthews House through the end of January. Each quarter they select a few local nonprofit organizations to receive a portion of bean sales. During that period, customers buying bags of coffee from their shop (located at 749 S. Lemay A-2) can select one of the…

$100,000 buys a lot of food

Many thanks to Whole Foods Market and the Fort Collins community! Every year, our Whole Foods Market does this great thing called Grab and Give. They offer their customers the opportunity to help their neighbors who are short on food. They do this by asking everyone at the checkout if they’d like to donate a…

Hoopla for Hope Photos

On November 11th, over 150 guests joined us to celebrate the high energy, hopeful world of the 1940′s. Guests enjoyed an evening of music & dancing accompanied by gourmet appetizers, desserts and beverages. WiseAcres Jazz Band provided the soundtrack and the Jumpin Jive Cats were on hand to perform and teach some swing steps. The…