Like all of us, Ms. Danielle Murphy was caught off guard by Coronavirus. which lead to her work dropping her hours. At the same time, her 2-year-old daughter was no longer attending Carlee's Daycare Center in Detroit after schools were closed for Coronavirus safety....
In late April through mid May, our Matrix Youth Assistance program was excited to connect with youth clients again via a delivery of 150 tablets to their homes after schools closed for the year on March 16th due to Coronavirus. With the delivery of the tablets, our...
On Wednesday, May 20th, some Matrix staff had the opportunity to deliver $100 gift cards to some of our seniors who are experiencing hardship during this time thanks to a partnership with Your goodVillage Collective, brought together by the Southeast Michigan Senior...
The Chandler Family Most everyone has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, but Detroit resident and mother of six, Denise Chandler has been through more than most. Ms. Chandler's story with Matrix started years ago as a former employee, when...
Shavawn Rozier is a parent in the Matrix Early Head Start (EHS) - Child Care Partnership (CCP) program at our Ready 2 Learn partnering center on Detroit's west side. Her daughter, Mi'cahla Rozier, has been attending the Early Head Start program for the past 2...
Since March 13th, our Head Start buildings have been shut down at Matrix, but the facilities team still has an undying commitment to our families by continuing services like security patrolling the east and west locations at least 3 times weekly. Aside from the added...
Matrix Financial Literacy Trainer, Tracy Burress, and two participants of the DLBA buy back program The Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) "Occupied Buy Back Program" has been giving a second chance to Detroit residents who wish to own a home since 2015. Since then,...
Being a recipient of our annual Angel Tree - Adopt a Family for the Holidays event and having a 2-year-old daughter in our Head Start - East Lake Center, Ms. Jasmine Mack was already in contact with our Family Advocate, Ms. Felicia Cash when she became pregnant and...
"More than two months after the coronavirus pandemic hit Detroit, nearly half of all Detroit residents have lost their job." - according to a new University of Michigan Detroit Metro Area Communities (DMACS) survey. That is double the Michigan unemployment rate and...
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 their...
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
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