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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December 13, 2019
Poverty Solutions student tackles ‘flawed’ American narrative of poverty
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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A Tale of Two Motor Cities
January 22, 2020 | U.S. News & World Report
Expert: Margaret Dewar -
Childhood adversity and violence exposure can alter the brain
January 17, 2020 | News Medical
Expert: Christopher Monk -
Blacks and Latinos say they pay higher bank fees — research suggests they’re right
January 16, 2020 | CBS News
Expert: Terri Friedline
Events
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Jan
28
Volunteer Abroad to Empower Communities and Reduce Inequalities: AIESEC x CEW+
Center for the Education of Women @ 12:00pm -
Jan
28
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Executive Residence (Ross Business School) @ 5:00pm
