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!
May, 2024
Inspiring Young Readers, A Wonderful Nonprofit Partner
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!
May, 2024
Brightening A Senior’s Day
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!
May, 2024
TPPC Little Free Food Pantry
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.
May, 2024
STM at Blair Fair 2024
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!
Apr, 2024
STM recognized at TP SDA Church Gala
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!
Apr, 2024
GYSD24
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!
Apr, 2024
Global Youth Service Day
Feb, 2024
STM 2023 Year in Review
A huge thank you to our team, our partners, and our community for all their hard work, dedication, and support in 2023. Thanks to you we were able to serve many in need. We look forward to working with all of you and hope to continue to make a meaningful difference in 2024!
Feb, 2024
STM at Let’s Play America’s Mid-Winter Play Day
We had a fantastic time giving out brand new books and painting kindness rocks at Let’s Play America‘s Mid-Winter Play Day! Thank you to LPA Executive Director Pat Rumbaugh for the kind invite and the reminder to play everyday! Big thanks to Zuzu for running our rock painting table!