Affecting Change

To Prevent & Alleviate Poverty

1.37M

preK-12 students in the U.S. were identified as experiencing homelessness in the 2022-23 school year

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Poverty Solutions is on a mission to partner with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research.

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News

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Featured

Potential of grocery delivery services to increase food access in Detroit

Feature | Apr. 10, 2025

What’s in a form? Students reflect on Eviction Policy & Design Workshop

News Release | Apr. 3, 2025

How schools used pandemic aid to reach students experiencing homelessness

Feature | Apr. 2, 2025

Poverty Solutions RA leads with heritage, community to enrich research

Apr 24

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Institute For Social Research

SRC Seminar Series Presents: How Much Does Poverty Early in Life Harm Children’s Development?

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May 1

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Off Campus Location

Rapid Rehousing Designed By Youth, For Youth: Documentary Screening & Panel

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May 8

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Off Campus Location

What difference does guaranteed income make for Ann Arbor gig workers?

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In the Media

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Detroit Free Press | Apr. 10, 2025

Warren Evans announces program to curb childhood poverty for cities in Wayne County

Michigan Daily | Apr. 7, 2025

What’s behind Ann Arbor’s homelessness crisis?

Macon Telegraph | Apr. 4, 2025

Middle GA parents fear effects of Trump’s plan to close Department of Education. What we know

EdSource | Apr. 1, 2025

How schools can help students facing homelessness get to class

What does poverty mean to you?

We asked the speakers from our 2024 Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series, “what does poverty mean to you?”

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Our Approach

Detroit Partnership

We work closely with the City of Detroit, neighborhood groups, service providers, and foundations in Detroit to improve economic opportunity and reduce poverty.