Mother of Six Loses Father and Husband to COVID-19 – Receives Overwhelming Community Support
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, when...
Head Start Parent Utilizes Parent Training Courses For Her Child During Stay-at-Home Order
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 program for the past 2...
Matrix Human Services Facilities Team Shines During Pandemic – Delivering Essential Items to Families In Need
Since March 13th, our Head Start buildings have been shut down at Matrix, but the facilities team still has an undying commitment to our families by continuing services like security patrolling the east and west locations at least 3 times weekly. Aside from the added...
Matrix Officially Partners with The Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) Housing Buy-Back Program
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. Since then,...
Head Start Parent Gives Birth Early and Receives Replacement Furnace During Coronavirus
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 pregnant and...
Matrix Manufacturing Bootcamp Graduate Finds Life Line During COVID-19 Pandemic
Renaldo Burress has faced many obstacles in the past year, starting with being laid-off from his job at a plant in Saline, Michigan, this past summer. Little did "Ron" know then the challenges that would lie ahead, but he chose to be determined and resilient, and that...
Matrix Head Start Continues to Serve Families At Home While School is Closed
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...
Matrix + Gleaners Food Distribution Day Makes News and Draws Over 500 Families
On March 20th, we held our first Food Distribution Day at The Matrix Center alongside Gleaners Community Food Bank in response to the Coronavirus crisis. We weren't sure what to expect, but that day over 300 people came to The Matrix Center while remaining in their...
Matrix Community Donation Drive Helps to Deliver Hundreds of Care Packages to Those in Need
On April 1st, we completed the 2nd day of our Community Donation Drive at our downtown office. Food from Eastern Market Partnership was organized into care packages along with donated essentials like toilet paper, diapers, wipes, toothbrushes, hand sanitizers, and...
President & CEO Brad Coulter – Our Response to Coronavirus Video Message
On March 30th, Our President and CEO, Brad Coulter, addressed our response to the Coronavirus pandemic in a video sent out on social media and our e-newsletter. Watch the video above to learn more. We have created a website dedicated to our response to...
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