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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, KeyBank visited The Matrix Center to present a check for $200,000 to Matrix Human Services\’ President & CEO, Brad Coulter, and Vice President of Marketing and Development, Kerrie Mitchell to bring The Matrix Human Services Online High School Diploma Program back to life. In 2019, about 25% of high school
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[et_pb_section fb_built=\”1\” _builder_version=\”4.9.4\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_row _builder_version=\”4.9.4\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\” _builder_version=\”4.9.4\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_image src=\”https://www.matrixhumanservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PXL_20210609_150612534.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\” title_text=\”PXL_20210609_150612534.PORTRAIT\” _builder_version=\”4.9.4\” _module_preset=\”default\”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”4.9.4\” _module_preset=\”default\”] Renetta and her family had been living at their home in Detroit for 18 years, however, when her husband lost his job, the family was unable to afford the taxes on their home. Eventually, the day came when Renetta received
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