December 13th, 2016
With the ability to separate drug-related deaths by county, Florida Medical Examiners are able to provide additional geographic analysis complementing its most recent annual report issued this fall. County-level data is available here: https://vannellisondotorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/2015-county-per-100000.xlsx
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December 12th, 2016
5% Day at Whole Foods Market Now on Tuesday, December 13th Whole Foods Market has partnered with St. Matthew’s House to hold a community giving day (otherwise known as “5% Day”) where five percent of that day’s net sales are donated to the ministry. Join us on December 13 at: Whole Foods Market (Mercato) 9101 […]
November 29th, 2016
Giving Tuesday at St. Matthew’s House It’s Giving Tuesday and we couldn’t agree more with Governor Rick Scott who joined us on Thanksgiving! Donate your time, your money, or your stuff today: Your Time (volunteer) Your Money (donate) Your Stuff (donate items to our thrift store) Follow Us on Social Media for Giving Tuesday We […]
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November 23rd, 2016
At Thanksgiving we are celebrating the goodness of God and the grace and generosity of people in our community. It is an opportunity to celebrate how we are so blessed. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate in our community. Help support the live-changing work at St. Matthew’s House. […]
November 18th, 2016
Please help us support our individual runners and our teams for the 5K at Ave Maria.
November 15th, 2016
St. Matthew’s House is launching the first-ever “Heroes for Homeless, 5K” in Ave Maria, November 19 and already over 250 people have registered. A family-oriented event to benefit the homeless of Southwest Florida, serious runners and weekend joggers alike can all be “heroes,” helping to solve serious community problems that may otherwise go unnoticed. “Unlike […]
November 11th, 2016
The Justin’s Place Recovery Program, a substance abuse recovery program of St. Matthew’s House, celebrated a milestone with our 20th graduating class on October 17, 2016. In 2010, the Justin’s Place Recovery Program graduated its first thirteen participants. This year, twenty-five participants —eight women and seventeen men— received diplomas. Since it began in 2010, 271 […]
November 9th, 2016
“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.” –President-Elect Donald Trump, November 9. Amity Shlaes wrote the book “Forgotten Man” which gave us another look at the modern welfare state which started in the 1930’s. Shlaes shows Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal created a new forgotten man, the man who subsidizes […]
October 18th, 2016
Exactly one year after this article appeared Jan. 20, 2016, we will be inaugurating the next President. Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich and myself wrote the following about poverty in America: “Deep-rooted challenges facing our country often simmer in the background during election years because they have been with us for generations, failing to garner headlines […]
October 11th, 2016
Jack Kemp was a pro quarterback, a leader in Congress and a Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) who understood the power of free markets and free people. In a few weeks, a new President will begin implementing their vision of the country through executive branch departments. Between now and the election, we will […]