Africia is a 38-year-old Detroit native and mother of five children. As a single mom, she has been strong and resilient to support the family, however, when she lost her house, holding it all together became one of the greatest struggles of her life. For years the...
313 in the D Returns For First In-Person Fundraiser Event Since Pandemic
For the past 8 years, Matrix friends and supporters have looked forward to one of our most impactful fundraisers - 313 in the D. This annual fundraiser party, held on the rooftop of 3fifty Terrace, features a live DJ, catered food from local restaurants, fun raffle...
Matrix Celebrates Final Online High School Diploma Graduating Class
Friday, July 2nd, was a big day for The Matrix Career Online High School Diploma graduates, who decided to achieve their high school diploma later in life, as adults. However, it was also a big day for the program itself, which celebrated its final round of graduates...
Matrix Senior Advocate Receives ‘Unsung Hero Award’ From Detroit Area Agency on Aging
When Dominque Jordan started working at Matrix Human Services in November of 2019 in the Senior division, she wasn't aware of all the services offered to seniors. Fast forward a year and a half, and Dominque received the Unsung Hero Award from the Detroit Area Agency...
Family Buys Their House Back with Help From Matrix
Renetta and her family had been living at their home in Detroit for 18 years, however, when her husband lost his job, the family was unable to afford the taxes on their home. Eventually, the day came when Renetta received a letter on the door saying the house had been...
Crain’s Recognizes President & CEO Brad Coulter as 2021 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Matrix Human Services is proud to share that our President & CEO, Brad Coulter, has been recognized as a Crain's 2021 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Honorees consist of executives who have championed, developed and/or implemented...
10-Year-Old Learns About Life Skills From Home
Mrs. Burns, a mother of six living in Detroit, was extremely disappointed to learn she had contracted COVID-19 for the second time at the start of 2021. She had already recovered from it once after experiencing life-threatening symptoms. This time around, they told...
Head Start Family Survives Pandemic With Help From Matrix
*The names in this story have been changed for confidentiality When Bernice and her husband Ricardo decided to move to Michigan in 2019 with their two children, they could not have predicted the challenges that would lie ahead. After they began work in the same...
12-Year-Old Pursues Her Passion with The Detroit Children’s Choir
Shecolby is a mother of four living in Detroit and while she was scrolling through social media during the end of 2020, she came across an ad for Matrix Human Services Youth Assistance Program. The information prompted her to enroll her 12-year-old daughter, Diamond,...
Eagle Scout Donates 10,000 Diapers and 9,000 wipes to Matrix
In March of 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, then 16-year-old Junior in high school and Eagle Scout, Brady Bank, visited Matrix Human Services to see how he could help. While there, he learned about the need for diapers and wipes, items that were...
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1400 Woodbridge, Detroit MI 48207
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