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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...
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,...
Former Felon Overcomes Employment Barriers Thanks To Matrix Skills For Life Program
Marcus Fleming is one of the most humble men you could ever meet. You could describe him as a loving father, or a happy grandfather, or a faithful husband, but to employers, he was seen simply as a convicted felon. Marcus makes no excuses about his criminal history...
Matrix Home Buyer Program Celebrates 34 New Home Owners
As a part of Matrix Human Services' mission to eradicate poverty and rebuild neighborhoods across Detroit, obtaining home ownership is one of the most impactful moves an individual or family can make. Of the many hurdles a person might experience to become a home...
Matrix Human Services is Hiring
There are no community job leads available at this time - but we are hiring! Visit https://www.matrixhumanservices.org/careers/ to view our list of open positions
Matrix Boxing Program Comes Back To Life After COVID
- Carlos Chambers, Matrix Human Services Boxing Program CoachIf you live on the Eastside of Detroit, you might recognize Mr. Carlos Chambers as your local mailman, delivering for the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the past 28 years. But in the evenings,...
Senior Inspired To Make Fresh Meals After Joining Matrix Healthy Senior Program
In the spring of 2021, Ms. Elaine Green was in the hospital and watching the news when she saw a segment about the Matrix Human Services Healthy Senior Living Initiative. "Actually I was in the hospital and it came across the television, the Healthy Senior Living...
Detroit Mom Receives Laptop 21 Years After Achieving GED From Matrix
Back in 2001, Ms. Vivian Gray was a young mom living in Detroit and pregnant with her son. At that point in life, Ms. Gray was preoccupied with raising a family but decided to take classes at The Matrix Center to achieve her GED as well. "I never really thought it was...
Matrix Human Services Spent One Million Dollars With Minority Owned Businesses in 2021
Matrix Human Services is known across Detroit for a large variety of different human service programs and depending on who you talk to, you may get a different answer. Many parents with young children might mention our Head Start Program, the largest in the city....
KeyBank Donates $200,000 To Matrix Online High School Diploma Program
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...
12 Year Old Discovers Matrix At Crucial Time
Like most kids starting middle school, 12-year-old London was a bit nervous and seeing girls putting on makeup in class for the first time did not make her feel comfortable. London had always been an honor roll student but her grades began to slip a bit once she...
The Matrix Center Completes Major Renovations
Tour The Matrix Center Renovations with CEO Brad Coulter From the Detroit Housing & Revitalization Department: Meet Public Facility Rehabilitation Grant Recipient Matrix Human Services! In the 1990s, Matrix Human Services purchased a church on Detroit’s East...
Family Living In Hotel Receive Holiday Gifts From Matrix Staff
Ms. Ford is a mother of three boys in Detroit and has been managing to get through one of the most difficult periods of her life ever since COVID-19 disrupted everything. While working as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Ms. Ford gave birth to two healthy twin boys...
Head Start Family On Verge of Eviction Receives Rent Assistance
Up until 2021, life was relatively smooth for the Williams family. Dad was working for Great Lakes Water Authority as a technician while Mom took care of her daughters, the youngest of which was born at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the...
Angel Tree 2021 Provides Gifts to Over 200 Parents & Children
Angel Tree is always a magical time at Matrix because the spirit of giving truly comes to life. Throughout the year, Matrix staff identify families experiencing the greatest need throughout our Matrix family of programs, and before the holidays, they match a generous...
Single Mom Of Three Receives Gift Of A Lifetime – A Furnished New Home
Rashidah Odom's story with Matrix Human Services goes all the way back to her childhood when her grandmother used to take her to a program called The Grandparents Program at our community center on Detroit's Eastside called The Matrix Center. "I just remember the...
Matrix Receives Diversity Champion Award From Corp!
On August 25th, Matrix Human Services received the Diversity Champion Award from Corp!"This award feels good to receive, especially in today's polarizing climate, this is a reminder that diversity and inclusion are an important part of success and something to...
Mother of Five Secures Rent Assistance In A New Home
Africia is a 38-year-old Detroit native and mother of five children. As a single mom, she has been strong and resilient to support the family, however, when she lost her house, holding it all together became one of the greatest struggles of her life. For years the...
313 in the D Returns For First In-Person Fundraiser Event Since Pandemic
For the past 8 years, Matrix friends and supporters have looked forward to one of our most impactful fundraisers - 313 in the D. This annual fundraiser party, held on the rooftop of 3fifty Terrace, features a live DJ, catered food from local restaurants, fun raffle...
Matrix Celebrates Final Online High School Diploma Graduating Class
Friday, July 2nd, was a big day for The Matrix Career Online High School Diploma graduates, who decided to achieve their high school diploma later in life, as adults. However, it was also a big day for the program itself, which celebrated its final round of graduates...
Matrix Senior Advocate Receives ‘Unsung Hero Award’ From Detroit Area Agency on Aging
When Dominque Jordan started working at Matrix Human Services in November of 2019 in the Senior division, she wasn't aware of all the services offered to seniors. Fast forward a year and a half, and Dominque received the Unsung Hero Award from the Detroit Area Agency...
Family Buys Their House Back with Help From Matrix
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 a letter on the door saying the house had been...
Crain’s Recognizes President & CEO Brad Coulter as 2021 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Matrix Human Services is proud to share that our President & CEO, Brad Coulter, has been recognized as a Crain's 2021 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Honorees consist of executives who have championed, developed and/or implemented...
10-Year-Old Learns About Life Skills From Home
Mrs. Burns, a mother of six living in Detroit, was extremely disappointed to learn she had contracted COVID-19 for the second time at the start of 2021. She had already recovered from it once after experiencing life-threatening symptoms. This time around, they told...
Head Start Family Survives Pandemic With Help From Matrix
*The names in this story have been changed for confidentiality When Bernice and her husband Ricardo decided to move to Michigan in 2019 with their two children, they could not have predicted the challenges that would lie ahead. After they began work in the same...