James King pictured above at his home purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Matrix Human Services has been assisting clients for years with homebuying education and resources as part of our overall mission to provide a hand-up for those facing poverty and low-income...
Matrix Human Services Impact Report 2020
Our 2020 Impact Report Video highlights the challenges and successes we experienced during an unprecedented year. We moved over 500 employees to virtual services, purchased over 800 tablets so children and youth could learn from home, expanded our food distribution...
Family of 4 Receives Angel Tree Holiday Gift Boxes For the Whole Family
Jasmine discovered Matrix Human Services in late 2018, when her then 1-year-old daughter began attending our Head Start Birth-to-5 Program at our Plymouth location, one of 16 Head Start Centers exclusively operated by Matrix Human Services in the city of Detroit. As a...
Mother of 4 Receives a ‘Hand Up’ From Matrix During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ms. Shannon is a mother of 4 who has been through an especially challenging year. Before 2020, Shannon was working at General Motors in Detroit but suddenly found herself laid-off, while she was pregnant. After she gave birth to two healthy baby twins, she enrolled...
Family In Need Receives Heat and Hope From Matrix
Ms. Thelma and her daughter Janlissa have faced difficult circumstances ever since they were forced to relocate from a rental property that was being torn out 4 years ago. However, the new rental home that they share together has been plagued with issues. "The people...
Matrix Human Services Receives Award for Outstanding Commitment to Advancing Energy Efficiency in the Community
Matrix Human Services was recently honored with the Supporting the Cause Award during the virtual DTE/SEEL Community Appreciation Awards. The award was given to the community partner who demonstrated outstanding performance and exceptional...
The Matrix Center Provides a Polling Place on the East Side of Detroit
On November 3rd, 2020, The Matrix Center on the East side of Detroit once again hosted voters as a polling place at Gratiot and E. McNichols (13560 E. McNichols rd). During Coronavirus, many voters had already cast absentee ballots and voted by mail or drop boxes....
Grandmother In Need Receives Donated Bed and Dresser Set
On Tuesday, October 27th, Angela was at The Matrix Center on Gratiot and McNichols to receive food at our bi-weekly food distribution with Forgotten Harvest, as well as complete paperwork to receive a replacement furnace and refrigerator thanks to our partner...
Ford Motor Company Fund Donates A Smart Bench To The Matrix Center
Thanks to the Ford Motor Company Fund, a new Smart Bench was just installed in front of The Matrix Center complete with free Wi-Fi and phone charging stations powered by solar panels! Come see for yourself at 13560 E. McNichols rd., Detroit, on the corner of Gratiot...
Matrix Secures Replacement Furnace For Woman In Need Before Winter
Jackie was living in Alabama when her husband passed and she decided she wanted to move back home to Detroit to be closer to friends and family. That was right before Christmas in 2018 and Jackie had just moved into a house she purchased through a land contract. She...
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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.