May 20, 2020 | Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Head Start, News, Parents
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,...
May 19, 2020 | Adults, Early Childhood, Family, Featured, Matrix Head Start, News, Parents, Success Story
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...
May 13, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Featured, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, Success Story, The Matrix Center
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....
May 13, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Family, Featured, News, Parents, Poverty, Success Story, The Matrix Center
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...
Apr 30, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Careers, Community, Featured, GivingTuesday, News, Success Story, The Matrix Center
“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...
Apr 28, 2020 | Adults, Community, Early Childhood, Family, GivingTuesday, Matrix Head Start, MatrixMission, News, Parents
Matrix Human Services Head Start Program is the largest Head Start Program in the city of Detroit as well as throughout the state. When schools closed across Michigan on March 16th due to COVID-19, Head Start closed as well, resulting in families spending more time at...
