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
News
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June 10, 2019
U-M faculty win international design competition to reimagine Detroit’s arts and cultural district
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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Focusing on Sawyer’s future
August 16, 2019 | Marquette Mining Journal
Expert: Kristen Ranville Kerecman -
Focus groups work towards bettering the K.I. Sawyer community
August 15, 2019 | TV 6
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2019’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children
August 7, 2019 | WalletHub
Expert: Trina Shanks, Terri Friedline
Events
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Sep
10
Environmental Research Seminar "Health & Household-Related Benefits of Weatherizing Low-Income Homes & Affordable Multifamily Buildings"
Bruce Tonn, PhD (Bruce Tonn, PhD, Co-Founder & President, Three3, Inc./ThreeCubed)
Public Health I (Vaughan Building) @ 12:00pm -
Sep
27
Intersections in Engaged Research
Linking research to action, collaborating for impact, applying interdisciplinary approaches, cultivating partnership...
Palmer Commons @ 12:30pm
