Volunteering

MATTER Volunteer Rod Jenkins

Rod and Marge Jenkins: Cherished Volunteers Leave Legacy of Service

Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” No truer expression could describe two of MATTER’s longest-serving volunteers, Rod and Marge Jenkins. They built their lives around giving to others and giving back to their community. Faithfully volunteering with MATTER …

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Supplies from Matter Support Paramedic Training in the Dominican Republic

Having well-trained paramedics is something that is easy to take for granted, and proper training equipment is an essential piece of developing these vital health care providers. In the city of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic, first responders were recently given foundational emergency medical education by a local group of Minnesotans. Students from the …

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Kids Serving Kids This Summer

Youth from the Lord of Life Church in Maple Grove package MatterBoxes in the warehouse for children across the Twin Cities facing food insecurity this summer. Last year, over 100 million meals were missed in Minnesota; 40% of these by youth. Each year, the summer months prove to be an especially trying time for families whose …

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What Can You do to Matter Today?

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] When Hope for the City changed its’ name to Matter in 2014, one of the many reasons we chose to be “Matter” was that we wanted our name to reflect our …

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