Matthew 25

Our Mission

Improve the health of people and neighborhoods by investing in quality affordable housing, healthy food, educational opportunities, and community building.

Our Vision

Thriving, connected communities with sharing economies, where all people are valued, talents are multiplied, and neighbors live healthy, nourished lives full of opportunity.

Core Beliefs

We believe healthy communities...

• Invest in the gifts of people and places that are overlooked
• Build a sustainable, resilient future with healthy neighborhoods that support a healthy planet.
• Grow in diversity and actively work to break down barriers and build systems that promote equity and inclusion for all.
• Act on their faith
• Nourish positive relationships.
• Mentor and teach in life-changing ways.

Throughout our history, Matthew 25 has assessed which areas seem to be the biggest drivers of improved opportunities for neighborhood residents. Experience and data have shown that housing, food, and education, driven by effective community engagement, have a large impact on the overall health and resiliency of a community. This has led us to focus on four pillars of growing strong neighborhoods.

• Quality housing:We support access to attractive, mixed-income, healthy housing, which provides stability for homeowners and the neighborhood. In taking a holistic neighborhood approach, we have developed a toolbox of housing solutions. This includes building new homes, rehabbing existing housing, providing volunteer support to homeowners, and operating a tool library where people can access tools and information.
• Healthy Food:We support a healthy food culture by increasing opportunities to grow, share, purchase and eat good food within the neighborhood. If you come into Groundswell Cafe or the Cultivate Hope Corner Store, you can choose to give out of your abundance to help others have access to healthy food, or you can choose to receive low-cost or free healthy food for yourself.
• Educational Opportunities:Knowledge is power. When people have access to expertise on growing food, cooking, doing DIY housing projects with low-cost tools, they learn how to do what is best for themselves.
• Community Building:We connect neighbors and community members in order to increase social cohesion, happiness and public safety in the neighborhood.