Tag: Matthew 25
Matthew 25’s Groundswell Cafe extending hours
Starting Monday, Jan. 9, the Groundswell Cafe at Matthew 25 in Cedar Rapids will be expanding its hours to be open six days per...
Matthew 25 co-founder rejoining nonprofit
After an eight-year hiatus from working at Matthew 25, co-founder Courtney Ball has rejoined the local nonprofit to lead the Community Building department, a...
Groundswell Cafe receives Simply Organic Giving Fund grant
Groundswell Café, a pay-it-forward eatery providing eastern Iowans with access to handmade organic meals regardless of their ability to pay, is one of six...
Courtney Ball: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Courtney Ball
Co-Director
Matthew 25
Age: 36
When Courtney Ball’s brother, Clint Twedt-Ball, invited him to form a non-profit organization, Matthew 25, neither sibling could foresee the devastating...
Urban farm brings flood plain back to life
By Sarah Binder
Looking at empty plots west of the Cedar River, Matt Meyer sees opportunity.
Mr. Meyer is the director of Cultivate Hope, a project organized by community  development...