Poverty

Angel Tree 2019 Gives Holiday Gifts and Meals to Over A Hundred Families in Need

[et_pb_section fb_built=\”1\” _builder_version=\”4.0.11\”][et_pb_row _builder_version=\”4.0.11\”][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\” _builder_version=\”4.0.11\”][et_pb_image src=\”https://matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20191214113612311_COVER.jpg\” _builder_version=\”4.0.11\”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”4.0.11\”] On December 14th, 2019, over one hundred families visited The Matrix Center on McNichols and Gratiot for our annual Angel Tree, holiday gift giving and food event for families who would otherwise go without during the holidays.  Donors were able to meet the families they \”adopted\” […]

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Matrix Head Start Family Receives New Furnace Before Winter

  When Munira and Khalid dropped their daughter off at Matrix Human Services Head Start for the first time, Munira couldn’t help but cry.    It was literally the first time she allowed their daughter Ghaziya to be watched by someone else. Since she was born, Munira spent the first year-and-a-half caring for her without

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Manufacturing Boot Camp Graduate Overcomes Criminal Background to Land Skilled Career in Manufacturing

  Ladaisha Cotton has had her share of struggles that has kept employment further from reach than the average job seeker. With a criminal history including felonies, Ladaisha couldn’t even find work at McDonalds. Since there is no federal law that prohibits employers from asking about an applicants criminal history, many of them do.    

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Matrix Home Buyer Program Assists Man Living Without Running Water for 2 Years

Meet Albert, who for decades, was living in a home previously owned by his aunt but was lost to tax foreclosure because of a job loss.  Because of financial circumstances, Albert lived without running water in the home for about two years due to a shut off. Growing up without running water prepared him for

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Our 2019 Mission Fundraiser is most successful to date!

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An autism diagnosis couldn’t defeat Erick

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Giving Tuesday

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Samuel\’s story

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.83\”] 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 partially working freezer, eventually both gave out.

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Samuel\’s story

[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.0.83\”] 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 partially working freezer, eventually both gave out.

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Pathways to Success

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