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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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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Effort to stave off Detroit foreclosures leaves many deeper in debt
December 4, 2019 | Detroit News
Expert: Margaret Dewar -
In an Evangelical Hub, Hometown Heroes Hold Up the Social Safety Net
December 4, 2019 | American Communities Project
Expert: America's Most Vulnerable Communities project -
Sending bulldozers into Detroit’s neighborhoods isn’t enough to solve blight problem
November 23, 2019 | Detroit Free Press
Expert: Margaret Dewar
Events
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Dec
16
Biosciences Initiative Second Annual Community Celebration and Symposium with President Schlissel
Roger Cone, Ph.D., and Rebecca Cunningham, Ph.D.
Michigan League @ 4:30pm -
Jan
17
+Impact Studio Winter Open House
Executive Residence (Ross Business School) @ 2:00pm
