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Most of our lives revolve around social media - it’s how we find out what’s happening around us while still keeping up with the hustle and bustle of daily life. There is so much information thrown out into cyberspace that everything is literally at our fingertips. The most important of these is our constant access to news related topics. One individual decided to make an impact on his hometown… Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Matt Moyer began his local coverage of events approximately a year ago. About 6 months later, his Facebook page was launched and is quickly gaining the momentum and notoriety it deserves. Local Channel 5 Ratchet News Station offers the community a first hand account of the happenings going on. Matt covers topics of every type and also dedicates his time to helping improve the living conditions within Harrisburg. His short 6 months of being in front of the camera for his viewers has gained his news channel over 15,000 followers already. He’s on his way to the top and taking the community with him.

There are so many misconceptions about the homeless population - what causes it. There could be any number of reasons a person could find themselves living in a tent under a bridge. In this economy, it could be any one of us at any moment. Does that mean our lives aren’t worth living, does it mean the legacy we struggled to leave should be forgotten… NO… NO it doesn’t. It means that as a community we should care a little more - we should understand and show compassion, we should see life through their eyes. What we shouldn’t see is murder. We shouldn’t have to ask WHY an elderly lady was gunned down in the streets of Harrisburg. You see, my husband and I knew this woman - other outreaches did too. This was an elderly woman who fell on hard times, we all took care of her equally. I’m still in the process of wrapping my brain around this and drying my tears… we’re only 26 hours into when she was murdered. We’re all still in shock. The first thing I thought to do was call our friend Matt Moyer. You see, Matt is all about community and awareness. He’s about making sure the community knows what’s going on. Matt connects with the people of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in a way not many people can. There’s so much going on daily that it’s hard to keep up… the murder of a homeless lady would seem irrelevant to many people. Not to us… not to the community she lived in - whether her home was a castle or a tent. After all, isn’t your home your castle… isn’t that where you should feel the safest… seriously.