We are grateful to those doing community service with us for making hygiene and cleaning supply kits. We share these kits at our food distributions in the community, at apartment complexes, senior centers, and at the TP community pantries. We greatly appreciate you wonderful volunteers for purchasing, assembling and donating cleaning and hygiene kits to help our families!
Great book distribution at Rolling Terrace ES today! Student enjoyed choosing 1 brand new book of their choice along with a handmade bookmark made by our student partners! Our thanks to all of our donors, partners, to RTES/Greg D’Addario, and to our amazing team Chris, Mary, and Barry! #readingisfundamental
A few of the amazing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) books being shared with underserved students as part of our celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month! Please help us continue to support increased literacy by making a tax deductible donation to STM at https://smallthingsmatter.org/contact-us/
Thank you to Sarah Voisin/ Takoma Art Library for the AMAZING cork animals crafting session today! We had so much fun seeing all the artists’ creations! Thank you for all the hard work and love you put into organizing so many delightful art supplies for our community! We love partnering with you!
Our deepest thanks to Inspiring Young Readers and all their wonderful supporters for their generous donation of books for our literacy program! We will be sharing these at our food distributions and title I school distributions in the near future!
Seniors at Hampshire Tower Apartments were recipients of 10 lovely handmade fleece blankets! Our thanks to Sahana for her work as a HERSHEY’S Heartwarming Grant recipient in partnership with Youth Service America, Marion, Sahana, site coordinator Doris, and all the youth volunteers for spreading kindness in our community!
One of the places that Small Things Matter distributes food is at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Little Free Food Pantry! This allows food insecure individuals with 24/7 access to nonperishables. Everyone is welcome to add nonperishable food items to share with those in need.
Wonderful time at Montgomery Blair High School Blair Fair! Thank you Principal Renay Johnson for allowing us to share our mission to serve food insecure families/individuals and encourage healthy eating. It was a great day and we enjoyed all the student performances, craft fair, auction, and plant sales! 
Thanks also to STM’s Justice for his amazing help!
Our deepest thanks to our friends and partners The Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church for their kind recognition of our team’s work at their Zambia 2024 Gala! Congratulations to all the other honorees! STM is so grateful to be part of this caring community!
Wonderful #GYSD24 food rescue efforts by youth at Imperfect Foods and Trader Joes Bethesda! Our deepest thanks to #StopHungerUSA @sodexoMain and Youth Service America for their kind grant to help us feed our neighbors in need! #YouthService #YouthChangemakers Our thanks to all the youth who came out to serve and our STM teen and adult leaders for their support!