Finding new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty
in Michigan, the Nation and the World. View our Annual Impact Report
Poverty Solutions leverages the assets of the university to provide insights on preventing and alleviating poverty. This work can affect the lives of millions of Americans through partnerships with community groups and policy makers to test the most promising solutions possible.
Featured Projects
Faculty Experts
While education, employment and homeownership have long been considered stepping stones to the middle class, many working families only have access to a separate but unequal set of poor-quality jobs, low-performing schools and declining housing markets that offer few chances for upward mobility.
- Kristin S. Seefeldt
Michigan Poverty & Well-being Map
This snapshot examines eight poverty-related indicators to understand the state of poverty in counties across Michigan.
In the Media
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Otsego County organizations team up to help with homelessness and hunger
November 13, 2019 | Gaylord Herald Times
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward -
Subsidized employment can get more people working while economy is strong
November 12, 2019 | The Hill
Expert: Joshua Rivera, Harry Holzer -
There’s growing support for a new way of collectively bargaining
November 1, 2019 | Marketplace
Expert: Kate Andrias
Events
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Nov
19
PFAS in MICHIGAN: the state of Michigan's investigations and response
Betsy Wasilevich, PhD, MPH (Sr Epidemiologist, MI Dept of Health & Human Services)
Public Health I (Vaughan Building) @ 12:00pm -
Nov
21
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #10 – Reduced Inequalities
Executive Residence (Ross Business School) @ 5:00pm
