On March 20th, we held our first Food Distribution Day at The Matrix Center alongside Gleaners Community Food Bank in response to the Coronavirus crisis. We weren't sure what to expect, but that day over 300 people came to The Matrix Center while remaining in their...
On April 1st, we completed the 2nd day of our Community Donation Drive at our downtown office. Food from Eastern Market Partnership was organized into care packages along with donated essentials like toilet paper, diapers, wipes, toothbrushes, hand sanitizers, and...
On March 30th, Our President and CEO, Brad Coulter, addressed our response to the Coronavirus pandemic in a video sent out on social media and our e-newsletter. Watch the video above to learn more. We have created a website dedicated to our response to...
The 2020 Census is Now Live Online Fill out your census here: https://2020census.gov/en.html Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census to determine the number of people living in the United States. In the fall of 2019, Matrix was partnering...
On February 18th, Ken Brown, Director of The Matrix Center at 13560 E. McNichols rd. Detroit, was recognized on 97.9 WJLB Detroit Radio for being a leader in the black community, "creating positive change for Detroit"! As mentioned on the WJLB website ...
For National Reading Month in March, we wanted to do something special. So we created #LeadersForReaders - giving anyone the opportunity to volunteer and read to a classroom of kids at one of our Head Start Centers. This allows kids to see a fresh face and further...
On Tuesday, February 25th, our Director of Adult and Senior Programs, Mr. Gregory McPherson, was selected to the Detroit Workforce Leadership Academy Fellowship. The fellowship lasts 12 months and is developed through the partnership with the Aspen Institute Economic...
On a calm Thursday morning, our Matrix Head Start Salem Center was surprised when Mix 92.3 Detroit radio showed up to present Ms. Plair, a Matrix Head Start teacher of 5 years, with an award for being "Teacher of the Week." "I was kinda caught off guard a little... I...
Thanks to the graciousness of WXYZ-TV Channel 7 News in Detroit, The Scripps Howard Foundation, and Scholastic, Matrix Human Services received a donation of 9,000 brand new, diverse and age-appropriate children's books on National Reading Day, January 23rd. 6,000 of...
After the Taylor family was displaced when their landlord lost their house to foreclosure, Ms. Taylor decided to move the family in with her sister. It was not easy fitting herself and four children into her sister's two-bedroom flat. After receiving an email from...
For information about Matrix Human Services, please send an email indicating your area(s) of interest to inquiries@matrixhs.org or use our contact form.
Matrix Human Services Central Office is located at:
1400 Woodbridge, Detroit MI 48207
Our normal hours of operation are
Monday – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
(313) 831-1000
(313) 831-4634 (fax)
For up to date information on any of our Matrix Head Start centers or for enrollment, please call (313) 962-5255
Please visit the program pages for individual program contact and location information.