Family

LaShawn Bridges Launches New Head Start with Help From Matrix

  On Friday, October 25th, LaShawn Bridges opened a new Head Start location in an under-served area of Detroit on E. 8 Mile rd. called \”Blessed Beginnings Learning Center\” after years of running an Early Head Start from her own home! The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony included news media, as well as congratulations from the Mayor […]

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Inaugural Matrix Human Services Mother’s Tea

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.19.7\”] 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 to discover tangible ways to overcome obstacles that most mothers

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Spring into Matrix! FREE spring break day camp for youth

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\” fullwidth=\”on\” specialty=\”off\” next_background_color=\”#ffffff\” _builder_version=\”3.19.7\” background_image=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-into-matrix-2.jpg\” custom_padding=\”200px||200px|\”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\” prev_background_color=\”#000000\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”1_5\”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\”3_5\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.19.7\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-into-matrix-3.png\” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.19.7\”] \”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

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Keeping our families together – Jacqueline’s story of survival

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\” _builder_version=\”3.19.7\” background_image=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/banner45.jpg\” next_background_color=\”#ffffff\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”1_4\”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\”1_4\”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\”1_2\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.19.7\” background_layout=\”dark\”] KEEPING OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\”3.16\” make_fullwidth=\”on\”][et_pb_column type=\”1_4\”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\”1_4\”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\”1_2\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.19.7\”] 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

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Our Matrix Head Start Family Advocates Helping Families

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”2_3\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] 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 Jurado\’s assigned families is, Yolando, a mother of

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Ebony\’s Story

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dreamstime_s_84046521.jpg\” show_in_lightbox=\”off\” url_new_window=\”off\” use_overlay=\”off\” always_center_on_mobile=\”on\” force_fullwidth=\”on\” show_bottom_space=\”on\” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”3_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] \”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

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Ebony\’s Story

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dreamstime_s_84046521.jpg\” show_in_lightbox=\”off\” url_new_window=\”off\” use_overlay=\”off\” always_center_on_mobile=\”on\” force_fullwidth=\”on\” show_bottom_space=\”on\” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”3_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] \”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

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Not just a volunteer, but family!

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eMore_web.jpg\” show_in_lightbox=\”off\” url_new_window=\”off\” use_overlay=\”off\” always_center_on_mobile=\”on\” force_fullwidth=\”on\” show_bottom_space=\”on\” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”3_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] “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 strength and

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Ensuring Success: Matrix Head Start Care Village Center\’s Lead Teacher, Jamila Ford

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180607123514-1.png\” show_in_lightbox=\”off\” url_new_window=\”off\” use_overlay=\”off\” always_center_on_mobile=\”on\” force_fullwidth=\”off\” show_bottom_space=\”on\” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”3_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] 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. Jamila

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Ensuring Success: Matrix Head Start Care Village Center\’s Lead Teacher, Jamila Ford

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_image _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180607123514-1.png\” show_in_lightbox=\”off\” url_new_window=\”off\” use_overlay=\”off\” always_center_on_mobile=\”on\” force_fullwidth=\”off\” show_bottom_space=\”on\” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”3_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.106\” background_layout=\”light\”] 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. Jamila

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