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Birth & Beyond Offers Resources to Expectant Moms
On Saturday, August 26, the Matrix Center hosted Birth & Beyond, a comprehensive services event to provide wrap around support for families. As the name suggests, the Birth & Beyond Resource Fair went beyond by offering an overview of resources available to expectant parents, not only through Matrix but in the larger community.Thanks to
Matrix Youth Visit Huntington Bank Headquarters, Increase Financial Knowledge
On Friday, August 11, as our Youth Summer Program was ending, our Grow Detroit Young Talent (GDYT) participants, accompanied by Matrix Human Services staff, spent a full day at Huntington National Bank’s Detroit Headquarters. Matrix President and CEO Brad Coulter tagged along as well. With an eye on increasing financial literacy, Matrix Youth met with Huntington
Matrix Head Start Tells “The Story of Our Why” Through Quilt Project
When students, caregivers, and staff return to any of Matrix Human Services’ Head Start Centers for the start of the 2023-2024 school year, they’ll notice something new and unique to their specific locations: handmade “quilts” created by their respective Head Start faculty! Begun as part of a larger wellness project, the quilts came together
2023 ED2GO Graduation
Congratulations Matrix ED2GO Class of 2023! Thanks to the generosity of Key Bank and Matrix Human Services’ ED2GO online diploma program, 14 Detroiters can proudly call themselves high school graduates. The class of 2023 walked across the stage at the Matrix Center on Saturday, July 22. The self-directed program allows students to learn at a pace
Veandrea Brown Joins National Head Start Association Executive Leadership Program
Congratulations Veandrea Brown! Veandrea is the Senior Education Manager in our Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Department. Her shown commitment to seeking opportunities to continuously gain knowledge in her field exemplifies the Matrix Human Services core value of Always Learning. Veandrea Brown achieved the exceptional accomplishment of acceptance into the National Head Start Association
Head Start Parent Becomes Head Start Teacher
“Life before Matrix was a little rough” – Maria Garica-Nava, Matrix Human Services Head Start Teacher When Maria looks back on the changes that have happened in her life since learning about Matrix Human Services, it\’s hard for her to believe. About five years ago, Maria was living at her mother\’s house along with her
