Companies are the bedrock of our community. Matter was founded by local business owners who wanted to give back, and they looked at the resources they had in their own two hands, imagining how these items could be used in innovative ways. Fifteen years later, the heart of this vision has remained the same, and […]
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Make your daily cup of coffee Matter more! Matter is excited to announce a new cause marketing partnership with local Berry Coffee Company to expand access to health and food globally: MATTERblend Coffee. This delicious new coffee blend features a unique flavor profile, accented with caramel, walnut and red currants, giving the roast a big, bold taste. And the
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Kébémer, a small city in Northwestern Senegal, has recently seen massive improvements to their local hospital, thanks to their hometown hero: Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves. At 6 feet, 11 inches, even if he wasn’t an NBA starter, Gorgui would be noticeable in the community, and he’s always wanted to share what he has and give back
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When the Matter team designed the MatterBox, we set out to do something about the fact that only 5% of the 100 million missing meals in Minnesota are coming from a traditional food shelf. Matter could see so many fantastic nonprofits and agencies working on the front lines of hunger and homelessness, groups who already interact
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Families from UBS work together to package dinner boxes as a team, bringing healthy food to local families facing food insecurity around the Twin Cities. The MatterBox couldn’t find its way into the hands of those who need it without the help of many, many other hands along the way. In order for hospitals, police stations,
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In the coffee-growing region of Panama, the cityof Boquete is a spectacular natural haven of forests and mountains. With a population of about 19,000, nearly 14% of these inhabitants are ex-pats from North America and Europe, though there are still many members of the community who struggle to get by. Specifically, the police and fire
On August 13th, Hope For the Community Food Shelf took on the ambitious goal of tripling their weekly food distribution. The Blaine-based Hope Church typically feeds 1,800 individuals weekly, but, through inspiration from the Biblical story of the Feeding of the 5,000, Reverand Al Goracke wanted to do better to address the needs he sees
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As diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba are being opened for the first time in more than 50 years, Matter is poised to be among the first bring updated medical equipment to Cuban hospitals. Matter has a fifteen year history of shipping medical equipment and supplies to developing hospitals and clinics around the world.
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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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