When Kelly was 16 years old, she began a relationship with a man she knew for a long time. Eventually, they were engaged but by the time Kelly found out her partner was HIV positive, it was too late. She felt that he attempted to trap her, but the relationship still...
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...
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...
Brooklyn Fordham resides with her grandmother in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects and has been working with Matrix staff since our Youth Assistance Program (YAP) was hosted at the Peter Claver Building. As Brooklyn's grandmother, Ms. Fordham, describes, Brooklyn...
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...
Mrs. Shirley Patterson has been donating brand new clothes, toys, and other valuables to Matrix Human Services for more than 15 years. Director of The Matrix Center, Mr. Ken Brown, remembers meeting Ms. Patterson in 2005 when she began donating around the holidays to...
In November, Matrix Human Services partnered with Atlas Wholesale Food Company, Wayne Metro Community Action Agency, and Renaissance Head Start to fill a need that many of our Head Start families were missing - food. Our Head Start families used to count on the...
On November 23rd, the Monday before Thanksgiving, Matrix Human Services joined forces with Higher Hopes to provide Thanksgiving meals to some of our Head Start families that have expressed significant need. Higher Hopes is a non-profit that serves families with...
"Every November, the Association of Fundraising Professionals celebrates National Philanthropy Day, recognizing the generous contributions of individuals and organizations to worthy causes large and small. The Greater Detroit Chapter throws one of the nation’s largest...
Every year, Matrix Human Services hosts a bookbag drive with Ford Motor Company Fund where bookbags and school supplies are distributed to children in our summer camp. However, this year was different. Due to Coronavirus, our summer camp and bookbag drive did not...
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.