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...
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...
Watch the video above to see Matrix Human Services on the news! On Sunday, December 15th, 2019, ABC Channel 7...
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...
When Munira and Khalid dropped their daughter off at Matrix Human Services Head Start for the first time, Munira couldn’t help but cry. It was literally the first time she allowed their daughter Ghaziya to be watched by someone else. Since she was born,...
The Matrix Online High School Diploma Program gives a person of any educational background the opportunity to achieve their high school diploma long after high school ends. A high school diploma is separate from a GED, so graduates will not be distinguished...
On Friday, October 25th, LaShawn Bridges opened a new Head Start location in an under-served area of Detroit on E. 8 Mile rd. called "Blessed Beginnings Learning Center" after years of running an Early Head Start from her own home! The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony...
Ladaisha Cotton has had her share of struggles that has kept employment further from reach than the average job seeker. With a criminal history including felonies, Ladaisha couldn’t even find work at McDonalds. Since there is no federal law that prohibits...
Meet Albert, who for decades, was living in a home previously owned by his aunt but was lost to tax foreclosure because of a job loss. Because of financial circumstances, Albert lived without running water in the home for about two years due to a shut off. Growing up...
“I had a compound fracture of my tibia from an auto-mobile accident in.. early 80’s, and I was told back then, that next morning when I came-to in the hospital, that I had a compound fracture of my tibia, I’d been hit by a car… ‘oh, and you’re HIV positive.’” The...
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Matrix Human Services Central Office is located at:
1400 Woodbridge, Detroit MI 48207
Our normal hours of operation are
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(313) 831-1000
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