Matt Talbot Presents 12th Annual “Feeding the Soul of the City” on March 23

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach (mtko.org) will honor the 2017 Compassion in Action Award recipients at the Feeding the Soul of the City dinner and fundraising event at Nebraska Innovation Campus on March 23rd. The public is invited to attend and support Matt Talbot and its continued outreach and support of the homeless, near homeless, and hungry in Lincoln.

The Individual Compassion in Action Award will be given to Dr. Ram Bishu. Ram termed-off the Matt Talbot board last year after devoting nine full years. He served as the chair of the fundraising committee for most of those years. In addition, he leads several different hunger relief serving teams from the India Association of Lincoln. He conveys compassion in action towards our guests. We are honored to recognize him.

The Collaboration Compassion in Action Award will be presented to Dennis Hoffman and CenterPointe. Dennis helped Matt Talbot with the massive task of applying to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the First HOPE project. He is considered the local expert on all things HUD and is always willing to help improve homeless services. CenterPointe is a long-time partner. We’ve worked closely with them to help our guests gain access to disability services, through Street Outreach, the Lincoln Homeless Coalition, Project Homeless Connect and a host of other collaborations. CenterPointe is a strong advocate for persons who are homeless and a great community partner.

Feeding the Soul of the City starts at 5:30 pm with a social hour and silent auction. The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 pm. Visit our website mtko.org to become a sponsor, save your seat for this event, or learn more.