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Matching Grant Update
Many of you know that we were the recipient of a $500,000 grant in 2022. We received $250,000 of that grant upfront and the remaining $250,000 is a matching grant. This means that we have to raise $250,000 in order to get the second $250,000 of the grant. As of...
2022 – What A Year!
2022 has been an amazing year for Village to Village and we are excited to share some of our accomplishments with all of you. Over 50% of nonprofits fail within the first 5 years of existence, we are thrilled that this year we celebrated our 10-year anniversary. A...
Oasis Update
They are making progress on the first two duplexes for Oasis. Footings and foundations have been poured, backfill is completed, plumbing mains have been run, and cement slabs have been poured and are curing. Once the slabs have fully cured the framing will begin. Just...
HALO Program! (Coming Soon)
A few years ago, Matt and Anthony traveled down to Texas Christian University (TCU) to become TBRI Practitioners. While there, they heard about an intervention called HALO Program (run by HALO PROJECT in Oklahoma City), and they have been pursuing it ever since as an...
Groundbreaking!!
After many years of planning, waiting, unforeseen circumstances, and a global pandemic, we are excited to announce the date for our groundbreaking for Oasis Community. We are so thankful to the many people who have helped us get to this point and are excited to start...
Parenting For Positive Self Worth
During Parenting for Positive Self-Worth, we focus on parenting tools and strategies that we can pass on to our kids to help them develop and maintain positive self-worth. Parenting for Positive Self-Worth is built on Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). As...
Making Sense of Your Worth
Making Sense of Your Worth (MSOYW) is a step-by-step program that can benefit anybody, but it is especially helpful to parents (foster, adoptive, or biological) who want to heal from their past and engage in connected parenting strategies in their homes. Whether we...
Birthday Thanks
On August 4th, Village to Village (VTV) turned 11 years old. It is hard to believe that what started out as a crazy idea in my (Matt) head has turned into what we are doing today. As I have reflected on the history of VTV over the past few weeks, I cannot help but...
$500,000!!!!
After a months-long process, we are excited to announce that St Joseph County has awarded Village to Village a grant of $500,000 for Oasis Community. Yes, you read that right, $500,000! Here are the details of this grant: 1. We get half of the grant immediately. I...
A Story Close to Home
I (Matt) have met with a lot of people about what we are doing through Oasis Community. The question I always get asked is, "Why are you doing this?" The following story is the best answer to this question. “I’m now 21, and I’m still scared. I’m still trying to learn...