Food Insecurity

Friday, April 4

11:45 am - 1:00 pm
in-person and virtual event
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
1340 3rd Ave SE, CEDAR RAPIDS

Presenter: Clint Twedt-Ball
Founder and Executive Director, Matthew 25

Food security, food swamps, food deserts. All these things impact the ability of people in low-income neighborhoods to live up to their full potential. Join us in April to learn how the U.S. and Iowa are continuing to disinvest in the health of our people and communities – and what we can do about it on a personal and societal level at the micro and macro scale.
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Please note: The church is undergoing renovations for the next few months, during which time we will meet in the Gathering Space. Enter the Second Avenue doors, go up the stairs or take the elevator to the second floor. Once there, take a left and you will arrive at the Gathering Space. For those who know the building, this is across from the sanctuary.

There are three ways to attend Intersections. Registration is required for all three:

• Attend in person (with lunch) by clicking here. Three boxed lunch options are available: smoked turkey, ham & swiss, and vegetarian wrap; boxed lunches are $15 each. You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, April 1. Late orders or walk-in requests for lunch will not be available.
• Attend in person (no lunch) by clicking here. There is no cost for this option, but we do need your RSVP to ensure we have enough seating.
• Watch via YouTube by clicking here. This virtual presentation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | Clint Twedt-Ball is the Founder and Executive Director of Matthew 25. He and his brother, Courtney, founded Matthew 25 in 2006. From the beginning, the organization used an asset-based community development model of revitalizing neighborhoods. Following the devastating floods of 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Matthew 25 became a go-to recovery and revitalization organization. Clint helped develop the Block by Block recovery program that used a combination of community organizing, volunteer construction, and community engagement tools to revitalize twenty-five blocks of homes. Within two years the program raised nearly $6 million in funding. Matthew 25’s innovative neighborhood revitalization work includes starting the state’s first urban farm, Groundswell – the state’s only pay-it-forward café, the Cultivate Hope Corner Store, school garden education, targeted home building and renovation, and a tool library. Most recently, Matthew 25 has helped to create a collaborative derecho recovery program, called PATCH, which has helped more than 200 homeowners, including many in mobile homes.

Clint’s background includes community organizing, asset-based community development, and pastoral work in The United Methodist Church. He has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Iowa and a Masters of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Clint serves or has served on a variety of boards, including the Linn County Housing Trust Fund, Cedar Rapids Public Library (current President), Neighborhood Finance Corporation Cedar Rapids Advisory Board, Bishop's Leadership Team of the Iowa United Methodist Church and his local church missions committee. Clint has been recognized by the Corridor Business Journal’s 40 under 40, CR Downtown Rotary’s Appreciation Award and the Bishop James Thomas Award.

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Intersections is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids.‍