Affecting Change

through action-based research

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Fall speaker series

Poverty Solutions is on a mission to partner with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research.

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News

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Featured

Food safety net unravels: Loss of SNAP benefits will reverberate across society

News Release | Oct. 28, 2025

U-M survey finds link between Detroiters' intention to vote, optimism about the city

News Release | Oct. 8, 2025

Rx Kids to Reach Nearly 100,000 Babies Across Michigan

News Release | Sep. 29, 2025

U-M policy expert part of national team exploring impacts of pandemic-era tax credits

Nov 19

11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Weill Hall (Ford School)

Aspects of the Housing Crisis through the lens of Abundance

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In the Media

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Bridge Detroit | Nov. 7, 2025

Cash aid program to launch in these 6 Wayne County communities

CNN | Nov. 5, 2025

Detroit is back from the dead. But not everyone is feeling it

Outlier Media | Nov. 4, 2025

Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s new mayor. Here are some of her top priorities

Yahoo News | Oct. 24, 2025

As SNAP pause looms, communities are rallying to help

What does poverty mean to you?

We asked the speakers from our 2024 Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series, “what does poverty mean to you?”

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Our Approach

Detroit Partnership

We work closely with the City of Detroit, neighborhood groups, service providers, and foundations in Detroit to improve economic opportunity and reduce poverty.