In 2019
10.5 %
of Americans lived in poverty
Affecting Change
To Prevent & Alleviate Poverty
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The mission of Poverty Solutions is to partner with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty.
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News
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Events
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Off Campus Location
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
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12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Off Campus Location
How close and how much? Linking health outcomes to spatial distributions of built environment features
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Weill Hall (Ford School)
Lessons in using evidence to fight poverty
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In the Media
Michigan Radio | Oct. 25, 2021
U-M survey: More Detroiters than previously thought live in substandard housing
Detroit News | Oct. 23, 2021
Advocates push Detroit's Proposal R to start reparations talks
WXYZ 7 Detroit | Oct. 22, 2021
Nearly 38K Detroit households lived in 'inadequate' housing this past year, study finds
Yahoo!Money | Oct. 21, 2021
The Child Tax Credit payments are missing some of the most vulnerable families
Our Approach
Detroit Partnership
We work closely with the City of Detroit and community partners to improve economic opportunity and reduce poverty.
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Community Engagement
We work with community organizations and individuals in co-creating and seeking new solutions to prevent and alleviate poverty.
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Data Tools
Our data, maps, and analytical tools are all publicly available to explore issues related to poverty.
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Projects and Partners
Our projects focus on data, evidence, and equitable partnerships to bring about positive change.
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80 +
research projects supported
since 2016
