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Inaugural Matrix Human Services Mother’s Tea
Resilience and perseverance were on display at the inaugural Matrix Human Services Mother’s Tea. The event was hosted at MGM Grand Casino Hotel and sponsored by Molina Healthcare. More than 150 mothers from our Matrix Head Start program were in attendance...
Spring into Matrix! FREE spring break day camp for youth
"Spring into Matrix" is our FREE Spring Break Day Camp Open to Youth ages 10-17! Happening the week of April 1st through April 5th | 8:00am - 3:30pm PRE-ENROLLMENT IS REQUIRED BY MARCH 25th Hosted at The Matrix Center our youth day-camp features: ARTS...
Our Matrix Head Start’s hearing and vision screening!
Matrix Human Services is thankful to the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation for the grant it provided our agency in 2018. The grant of $27,500 was used for the purchase of hearing and vision child screening equipment.The Spot Vision Screeners and...
National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day – March 10th, 2019
Visit our Community Health page for Metro Detroit area HIV & STD testing locations and convenient online scheduling!
Keeping our families together – Jacqueline’s story of survival
KEEPING OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER. For Jacqueline, Matrix Head Start didn’t just give her children lessons in early education, the program changed the life of her whole family.At the time, Jacqueline’s life was full of transition and she felt overwhelmed with...
An autism diagnosis couldn’t defeat Erick
SHOW OUR LOCAL CHILDREN YOU CARE. When Marisela’s three-year-old son Erick was diagnosed with autism, she couldn’t believe it. While Marisela knew Erick had speech issues and wasn’t potty-trained like other children his age, he didn’t act like children she...
Giving Tuesday
JOIN MATRIX HUMAN SERVICES FOR #GivingTuesday 2018. THE NATIONAL DAY FOR GIVING BACK. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 ABOUT GIVING TUESDAY #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) right along with the widely...
Letter from Matrix Head Start parents
The following parent letter highlights the amazing difference our Matrix Head Start teachers are making in the lives and futures of thousands of local Detroit children each and every day! Congratulations to Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Arnold for being recognized...
Our Matrix Head Start Family Advocates Helping Families
Damaris Jurado is one of our amazing Matrix Head Start Family Advocates. Each of our Head Start families has a Family Advocate to help them navigate a path to achieving personal goals for themselves, their children and their families. One of Damaris...
Ebony’s Story
"You've got to go through it to get to it," says Ebony, a parent volunteer at the Salem Center. Before Matrix, Ebony had been working long hours K-Mart. She liked her job, but as a mother of 7 she struggled to make ends meet. "I wanted to spend...
Not just a volunteer, but family!
“When you talk about somebody who’s dedicated to the Matrix community, that’s me,” says Ernestine Moore, who currently serves as a volunteer for The Matrix Center. A survivor of abuse, disability, and destitution, Ernestine’s story is one of...
Once a Volunteer Now a Matrix Team Member!
Susan was once a client seeking the very assistance that she now provides others. After finding herself pregnant at a very young age, she dropped out of college and began working as an office manager to provide for her son. Seven years later,...
Ensuring Success: Matrix Head Start Care Village Center’s Lead Teacher, Jamila Ford
Jamila Ford, the lead teacher at Matrix Head Start's Care Village Center, strives to provide her students with the best experience possible. After initially wanting to become a journalist, Jamila was motivated by her mother to become a teacher....
Staff Spotlight: Debbie Blackman, The Story of a Resilient Woman
With more than 25 years of professional Workforce Development experience, Debbie Blackman brings experience and strength to Matrix Human Services. In 1992, Debbie Blackman began working in human services. She has always enjoyed working with, and helping...
Equity and Friends Fight AIDS (EFFA) Distributes Donations to HIV/AIDS Organizations in Michigan
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 22, 2018 Contact: Kristina Riegle, kristinariegle@gmail.com Equity and Friends Fight AIDS (EFFA) Distributes Donations to HIV/AIDS Organizations in Michigan DETROIT, Mich. – Equity and Friends Fight AIDS (EFFA), a...
Matrix Mission Breakfast presented by Ford Fund Raises $80,000!
To the sponsors, event attendees and hundreds of donors involved in our 2018 Matrix Mission Breakfast fundraiser, we can not thank you enough for your generosity! By investing in our mission you've directly impacted the thousands of children and families...
IMPACT THE COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING – Dining out for Life!
IMPACT THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE BY SUPPORTING A GREAT CAUSE: DINING OUT FOR LIFE +++ Visit the Detroit area event page for participating restaurants and more! DiningOutForLife - Detroit +++ Dining Out for Life is a great way for...
Community Days at Carsons Department Store
Have you heard?! Our Matrix Family Advocates have teamed up with Carsons Department Store to support Matrix Head Start families during their Community Days Event! And it’s a huge win for everyone! Here’s the deal… Many of our Matrix Head Start families are...
Matrix CPR training helps to save a young life
On February 1, 2018, Rozetia Jenkins, a Matrix Head Start Building Associate at our Pathways Head Start center, heard a disturbance down the hallway. A two-month-old infant of a teen enrolled in a separate Pathways program, was choking and turning blue. A...
Glen’s Story
At the age of just 22, Glen tested positive for HIV. This was well before the recent cultural perception shift where we began to see HIV as a “manageable” disease. Six years ago there was an ominous shadow and stigma surrounding the disease and he opted to...
Mario’s Story
Mario is four. He loves going to school and looks forward to seeing his friends. He is especially fond of his teacher Talia. Mario also has spina bifida and faces some serious challenges. With no strength in his legs, he is only mobile by way of...
Matrix Human Services Encourages Detroiters to Get Tested for World AIDS Day
Matrix Health advocates point to prevention & treatment as key to eliminating HIV/AIDS DETROIT (November, 2017) – As World AIDS Day approaches, Matrix Human Services, now one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of HIV prevention and...
Samuel’s story
Samuel, from Detroit’s East Side, knew his 1994 refrigerator wouldn’t last much longer, but being on a fixed income, he also knew he didn’t have the finances available to fix or replace it. As he shifted food from the defective refrigerator cabinet to the...
Elizabeth’s Story
Established in 1953, Matrix Senior Wellness Services (MSWS) provides recreational, social, educational and wellness activities, among other programs and outreach for Detroit seniors, like Elizabeth. Now a member for her second year, Elizabeth first became involved...
Abigail’s story
Imagine you're a mother with two small daughters both under the age of five and you've been forced to move your family from house to house, over and over again, and there's no end to this scenario in sight. Imagine your family has been uprooted so many times,...