It Matters To Me

How does community and faith intersect with homelessness?Ian Stitt is the Executive Director of Network Coffeehouse and through his work, he shows how it can offer an alternative to individualism, greed, exclusivity, and the debilitating loneliness that seems to plague every corner of our worldAdditional Links Network Coffeehouse (Website): ⁠https://www.networkcoffeehouse.org/Network Coffeehouse (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/networkcoffeehouse/ Network Coffeehouse (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/networkcoffeehouseIt Matters To Me (Instagram):https://www.instagram.com/itmatterstomepodcastIt Matters To Me (YouTube): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast⁠It Matters To Me (Website): ⁠https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

For children with medical conditions that require complexmedical devices, it can be hard to feel like they fit in.Kay Newman created KiddoDitto to fix that and with her beautifully designed replicas that mirror each child and their medical needs, she’s helping them have the loving experience they all deserve.Additional Links KiddoDitto (Website): https://www.kiddoditto.org/It Matters To Me (Instagram):https://www.instagram.com/itmatterstomepodcastIt Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcastIt Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

What does it mean to be Jewish in this moment? Rabbi Menachem director of the Jewish Outreach Initiative, a program nestled under the non-profit organization, Aish of the Rockies, helps people answer that question for themselves. Additional Links Jewish Outreach Initiative (Website): https://www.joidenver.com/ Jewish Outreach Initiative (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/joidenver Jewish Outreach Initiative (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ JOIdenver/ Rabbi Menachem (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/lehrfield It Matters To Me (Instagram): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (YouTube): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast⁠ It Matters To Me (Website): ⁠https://itmatterstomepodcast.com

The bathroom is often the most private part of any home. But what if you don’t have a home? Showers For All, and its founder, Jenn Kloeppel, can’t give every person they serve their own home with their own bathroom but what they can offer to those living on the streets in Denver is a chance to take a shower and do their laundry for anyone who is struggling with homelessness and poverty. Additional Links Showers For All (Website): https://showersforall.org/ Showers For All (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/showersforall/ Showers For All (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/showersforall/ It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/itmatterstomepodcast⁠ It Matters To Me (YouTube): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): ⁠https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

Stewardship goes further than just picking up trash. Becca Schild and the non-profit she leads, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, makes sure it’s a community driven event that nourishes not just the Roaring For Valley but also the people who give their time and energy. Additional Links Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (Website): https://www.rfov.org/ Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/rfovolunteers Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/RoaringForkOutdoorVolunteers/ It Matters To Me (Instagram): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/itmatterstomepodcast⁠ It Matters To Me (YouTube): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): ⁠https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

Colorado’s fourteeners don’t maintain themselves you know. Brian Sargeant and the rest of the grew that makeup Colorado Fourteeners Initiative help ensure these towering peaks are here for generations to come through trail stewardship and public education. Additional Links Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (Website): https://www.14ers.org/ Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/colorado14ersinitiative/ Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/Colorado14ersInitiative It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/ Partners and Sponsors MagicMind: https://magicmind.com/itmatters20

Founded in Aspen, Colorado in January 2013, Huts For Vets provides at no cost to participants, wilderness and communal experiences as therapeutic healing for U.S. veterans and active-duty service members. Erik Villasenor is their Executive Director and being an Army veteran himself with combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, he was once a participant at a retreat before stepping into the leadership role he has now. Additional Links Huts For Vets (Website): https://hutsforvets.org/ Huts For Vets (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/hutsforvets/ Huts For Vets (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBnZp3n-6whnzJ6A34UaJNg It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/ Partners and Sponsors Magic Mind: https://magicmind.com/

Back on My Feet bridges the gap between emergency resources and self-sufficiency to truly help someone recover from homelessness, addiction, and often both. They empower members to break free from those cycles through the unrelenting power of fitness, community support, and employment resources. Additional Links Back on My Feet (Website): https://backonmyfeet.org/ Back on My Feet (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/backonmyfeet/ Back on My Feet (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/user/BackonMyFeetNational/videos  It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

Climate change... a topic we're all too familiar with but still have so much to learn about. Aspire Adventure Running organizes single and multi-day running adventures across Cascadia and Northern California. This year, they hosted their first Climate Summit to bring together professionals from all walks of life to discuss current research, technologies, and trends in this ongoing debate. Additional Links Aspire Adventure Running (Website): https://www.aspireadventurerunning.com/ Aspire Adventure Running (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/aspire.adventure.running/?hl=en Aspire Adventure Running (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/aspireadventurerunning/ It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

She has a runner’s body. It is also a body that lost 200lbs and has run 100-mile ultras and climbed mountains. All after enduring years of mistreatment from overeating, undereating, binge eating and no eating. Callie Vinson is an ultra-runner and advocate for body diversity and inclusivity within outdoor sports. She shares her deeply personal story in hopes it’ll inspire you to think twice about what’s holding you back. Additional Links Callie Vinson (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/callievinsonn/ Callie Vinson (Outside Magazine): https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/culture-running/people/callie-vinson-believes-in-herself/ It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/