Jun 5, 2020 | Adults, Community, Featured, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, The Matrix Center, Volunteer, Young Adults
From left to right: Detroit Police Officer Brad Hawkins, Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson, Detroit Police Officer Jay Dantzler Detroit Police Officer Jay Dantzler (pictured on the right) has been volunteering with Matrix Human Services for over 5 years to help...
Apr 17, 2020 | Adults, Community, Family, Featured, GivingTuesday, News, Parents, Volunteer
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...
Mar 1, 2020 | Early Childhood, Family, Matrix Head Start, News, Parents, Volunteer
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...
Dec 14, 2019 | Adults, Community, Events, Family, Featured, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, Parents, Poverty, Seniors, Sponsor Stories, Sponsors, The Matrix Center, Volunteer
On December 14th, 2019, over one hundred families visited The Matrix Center on McNichols and Gratiot for our annual Angel Tree, holiday gift giving and food event for families who would otherwise go without during the holidays. Donors were able to meet the families...
Sep 20, 2019 | Adults, Careers, Community, News, Success Story, The Matrix Center, Volunteer, Young Adults
Matrix is known for touching lives and helping the clients that we serve achieve self-sufficiently, but it’s not every day that a volunteer for Matrix shares how their life was changed as well. Alex Wilson, currently a candidate for Juris Doctor at New England Law in...
Jul 3, 2019 | Community, Employee Spotlight, Featured, News, The Matrix Center, Volunteer
This year, 25 high school seniors will receive a scholarship to attend college from the Rosa L. Parks Foundation, named in honor of the late civil rights icon and long-time Detroit resident. The foundation was founded by The Detroit News and Detroit Public Schools and...
