June 23rd, 2021
If you know your way around the kitchen and like to cook, Lulu’s Kitchen at St. Matthew’s House may be the place for you! We’re currently hiring line cooks at our busy LuLu’s KITCHEN/Fresh Start Cafe in south Naples. Come work for an organization that is constantly giving back to the community, by housing the […]
June 18th, 2021
Earlier this week, St. Matthew’s House partnered with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Youth Relations Bureau’s “You Can Do It All” program, which empowers 5th Grade Elementary School Girls to build self-confidence and poise to help them transition to middle school the following year. This multi-faceted, learning event also featured a tour of the St. […]
May 7th, 2021
Liz Freeman Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA Vann Ellison, president and chief executive officer of the St. Matthew’s House homeless and recovery program, has retired effective immediately, according to the nonprofit organization in Collier County. Chief Operating Officer Steve Brooder is serving as interim director while the organization conducts a national search […]
September 8th, 2020
Here at St. Matthew’s House, we know the importance of our volunteers, but we’re so happy the greater community of Southwest Florida is going to learn too! Thanks to Fox 4 News for running this story on two of our volunteers working at our distribution warehouse. Check out the full story here on Fox 4 […]
November 18th, 2019
For the past 15 years, Capital Wealth Advisors has partnered with St. Matthew’s House to give an ever-growing number of turkeys away for the holiday season. Last year, in 2018, that number was 1,500. This year the local financial planning company has donated 2,000 turkeys and they only want to see that number grow. Over […]
March 27th, 2018
My name is Nick, I’m a grateful Christian in recovery, and this is my story of recovery. Growing up, I was an athlete. I played sports all the way through high school, and I especially enjoyed basketball and football. Towards the end of my high school career, I started experimenting more with drugs and drinking. […]
October 23rd, 2017
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July 28th, 2017
“We are delighted that St. Matthew’s House is recognized for excellence in all that we do. Our social enterprise efforts change lives through training, and with the funds provided, help meet the needs of all in our community.” – Vann Ellison, President and CEO of St. Matthew’s House Thank you for voting for us! That makes […]
June 28th, 2017
Starting in the mid-90’s, we began to see an increase of opioid use. Today, we see about 57% of the people reporting to us, those asking for us assistance, have a substance abuse problem with opioids, either prescription or street drugs. Last week, our President and CEO Vann Ellison was on WGCU’s Gulf Coast […]