As many as
16 %
of school-aged children in Detroit experience homelessness
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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Featured
Speaker series to cover reparations, human-centered design, health impacts of oppression
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Events
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | School of Social Work Building
The United States pays reparations every day—just not to Black America?
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Weill Hall (Ford School)
The Injustice of Place
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Weill Hall (Ford School)
Policy Talks at The Ford School: The Injustice of Place
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In the Media
Texas Public Radio | Sep. 12, 2023
Crystal City and the poverty of place
Marketplace | Sep. 12, 2023
Census: Income fell, poverty increased in 2022
Detroit Free Press | Sep. 8, 2023
Cash assistance for poorest Michiganders is harder than ever to get
The Ann Arbor News | Sep. 5, 2023
Want $528 in guaranteed monthly income? Ann Arbor program to start accepting applicants
How do we measure poverty?
How do researchers measure poverty? Watch Amanda Nothaft, Poverty Solutions director of data & evaluation, speak about measures of poverty and how we use this data in our work.
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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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Research Publications
Our working papers and policy briefs include research from different paths of study, and focus on a number of core domains.
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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
