The Matt Urban Human Services Center is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit located on Buffalo’s East Side. Our mission is to provide compassionate and comprehensive support to Western New York’s most vulnerable populations by addressing the critical issues of poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and substance use disorders. We are dedicated to providing housing, essential services, and person-centered, trauma-informed care that empowers individuals to break cycles of hardship and lead stable, dignified lives. Paired with a focus on systemic change and advocacy for those we serve, we strive to be a beacon of hope and transformation, doing the hardest work to serve those who need it most.
Our Core Values
Our commitment to the community is to render our programs and services
- with compassion, respect and integrity
- in an effective manner
- that are always reliable and accountable
- embracing diversity
- while taking the path that is progressive
It is with these values in mind that we create programs to improve the quality of residential housing, and by developing sustainable projects to improve the East Side of Buffalo and Western New York.
The Matt Urban Center’s Mission is to provide programs that revitalize neighborhoods, serve families and change lives.
Our Commitment to Racial Justice
The Matt Urban Center is committed to promoting racial equity and acknowledges historical systems of oppression including institutional and systemic racism which continue to this day. The Matt Urban Center will take active steps in addressing racial inequity as an organization and as it relates to the community we serve through training, stakeholder engagement, self-assessment, advocacy and intentional policy making. The Matt Urban Center recognizes that not actively combatting racism is equal to complicity.
Our Sites:
Main Offices: 1081 Broadway
Hope Center: 243 Sears Street
TJ Dulski Community Center: 129 Lewis Street
Thomas J. Wojnar Senior Apartments: 104 Lewis Street
Anna Walentynowicz Apartments: 185 Rother Avenue
Monroe Place Apartments
Hope Gardens
Hope House Apartments
