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To Prevent & Alleviate Poverty

Michigan tied for

11th

in the nation for highest opioid dispensing rate in 2020

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New Michigan landscape map highlights counties affected hardest by opioid epidemic

Oct. 31, 2023

U-M survey: Majority of Flint residents support reparations for Black Americans

Oct. 2, 2023

Q&A: What does guaranteed income mean for Ann Arbor?

Sep. 14, 2023

Speaker series to cover reparations, human-centered design, health impacts of oppression

Dec 12

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Off Campus Location

Making Healthy Environments a Legal Right in Michigan: Legislation or Green Amendment

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Jan 22

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Institute For Social Research

PSC Brownbag Series: Does the EITC crowd out financial assistance from parents?

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In the Media

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The Daily Beast | Nov. 25, 2023

Op-ed: Segregation Academies Show Us the Ugly Side of Vouchers

White House Council of Economic Advisers | Nov. 20, 2023

The Anti-Poverty and Income-Boosting Impacts of the Enhanced CTC

Outlier Media | Nov. 15, 2023

How Outlier Media covers democracy in Detroit

Michigan Chronicle | Nov. 5, 2023

Flint and Detroit Are at the Forefront of the National Reparations Discussion

Poverty Solutions alumni panel: Informing change with action-based research

Poverty Solutions alumni Joshua Rivera, Alissa Graff, and Patrick Cooney join Director Luke Shaefer for a panel discussion reflecting on how their research informed policy change.

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The Injustice of Place Policy Talk

The co-authors of The Injustice of Place – Luke Shaefer, Kathryn Edin, and Timothy Nelson– alongside Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan COO Nicole Sherard-Freeman talk about their book and the legacy of poverty in the U.S.

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Detroit Partnership

We work closely with the City of Detroit and community partners to improve economic opportunity and reduce poverty.

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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