There’s nothing like the energy generated in a room full of people who have come together to do good. Smiles, laughter, cooperation, kindness… all these things flow from hearts united in purpose to help others. This shared, compassionate energy was on full display yesterday in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as hundreds of people gathered together to […]
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MATTER is a group of problem solvers, innovators, dreamers, and doers. We bring together some of the best companies, experts, and partners to take on some of the biggest health challenges our world is facing today. Over the next three years, MATTER will design and implement solutions to meet these challenges and impact 10 million
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MATTER was founded on a simple, yet profound, question our founders, Dennis and Megan Doyle, asked themselves nearly twenty years ago: “What do we have our own two hands to help others?” For the Doyles, it was empty warehouse space. Attempting to connect needs to resources, they began to fill their warehouse with life-saving medical
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A new day was dawning over the Nairobi, Kenyan suburb of Dandora in East Africa. Above the usual sounds of life awakening to the morning sun came an infant’s desperate cry. Dandora is home to Nairobi’s sprawling 30-acre dumpsite, one of the largest in the world. Many of Dandora’s 300,000 residents survive by scavenging the
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A buzz of excitement fills a classroom at Brooklyn Park High School in Minnesota as a group of students gather after school for an innovative cooking class. Focusing on the importance of nutrition, they’re learning to cook healthy meals for themselves and their families using MATTERbox recipes and ingredients. For these students, the knowledge and
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MATTERnation is the word we use to describe the collective effort that makes MATTER’s work possible. Without the support of those who share our vision to create a world where everyone matters, MATTER simply wouldn’t exist. Our work and impact is only possible as a result of the collective efforts of our partners, donors and
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By redistributing medical equipment & supplies, MATTER increases access to health in some of the hardest to reach places on earth. When a community has access to quality healthcare, it can change just about everything! Partnerships with local hospital and healthcare providers make this effort possible. Through these valuable partners, we procure life-saving equipment and supplies
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In the past three years, we have impacted the lives of more than 11 million people. As significant as that impact is, we’re not content to stop there. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to impact 50,000 more people by the end of 2018. Every $1 donated to MATTER sends a message of hope and
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Robert Allen III of MAD DADS describes the people he meets on the streets of Minneapolis; people without the basics in life – food, shelter, a place to belong, a sense of worth. “A lot of times, they feel as if the world has turned its back on them, so something as small as giving
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Construction on the Community Cares MATTERhouse is well underway! Last spring, we shared an update about this exciting initiative focused on raising funds for MATTER and Community Cares, a Minnesota food bank that supplies local food shelves in the Minneapolis area with fresh and healthy foods. Since ground breaking on June 28, the home is
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