Oct 8, 2020 | Adults, Community, Featured, Matrix Mission, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, Seniors, The Matrix Center
Jackie was living in Georgia 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...
Oct 7, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Awards, Community, Featured, Matrix Mission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, Sponsor Stories, The Matrix Center
On October 6th, 2020, Amazon employees from distribution and fulfillment centers in Hazel Park and Livonia visited The Matrix Center during our bi-weekly Food Tuesday distributions to present Matrix Human Services with a check for $33,000! We are beyond grateful to...
Sep 25, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Head Start, Matrix Mission, News, Parents, Poverty
Erricka is a mother of one, raising her son who will soon be 2 years old and will be attending our Head Start – Pathways location this school year. Erricka currently lives with her mother while she works as a self-employed babysitter, but she has been...
Sep 22, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Community, Featured, Matrix Mission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, The Matrix Center
In early September we spoke to Elaine whose refrigerator had gone out 2 weeks before. After being referred by DTE Energy to contact The Matrix Center, that is where she learned more about our Adult Resource Center program by talking to Matrix Center Director, Mr. Ken...
Jun 26, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Mission, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, Press Release, The Matrix Center
In June 2020, Matrix was awarded a grant from United Way of Southeast Michigan – Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide direct housing support to those living in Detroit that are in danger of eviction and becoming homeless. As described in the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Mission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, The Matrix Center
“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...
