U-M story lab to amplify Detroit River narratives
October 22, 2020
2020 Grant Funding to Examine Poverty Solutions in Michigan
October 14, 2020
Poverty Solutions receives grant to develop homelessness data-to-action playbook
October 14, 2020
Poverty Solutions helps develop new #BankBlack interactive map
October 13, 2020
How Detroit leveraged more than $27M – and Aquaman – to narrow the digital divide during a pandemic
October 12, 2020
Consumers’ race, income affect quality of financial services, treatment by lenders
October 1, 2020
U-M awards more than $260,000 for research on confronting, combating racism
October 1, 2020
New U-M report lifts up Detroit residents’ priorities for economic mobility
September 24, 2020
State officials, mayors across country to discuss poverty solutions at U-M virtual speaker series
September 17, 2020
COVID-19 Impact Study Reveals Stark Racial Differences Among Ypsilanti Residents
September 16, 2020
Issue at a glance: Child homelessness
September 2, 2020
Online court tool that reduces disparities, virus spread wins annual U-M innovation award
August 27, 2020
Employer Resource Networks: A review
August 20, 2020
U-M survey: Detroit unemployment rate drops, but 1 in 5 residents in financial trouble
August 10, 2020
Poverty Solutions Director Testifies at Congressional Briefing on Promoting Child Health Equity through the Tax Code
August 4, 2020
A Statement From University Poverty Research Center Directors On Mead’s “Poverty And Culture”
August 3, 2020
U-M Announces New Funding Opportunity for Action-based Research to Combat and Confront Racism
July 28, 2020
What happens if eviction moratoriums expire across the US?
July 21, 2020
Medicaid expansion meant better health for the most vulnerable low-income adults
July 10, 2020
U-M awards grants to address poverty, impact of COVID-19 across Midwest
July 8, 2020
Unemployment remains steadily high in Detroit
June 30, 2020
The Poverty Narrative: Using Personal Stories for Systemic Change
June 26, 2020
Public Policy Meets Real Life
June 24, 2020
New Report Reveals Detroiters’ Perceptions of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity
June 23, 2020
Understanding Disadvantage in Rural, Urban, and Suburban Places
June 19, 2020
How to Tell a Story with Data and Solutions Journalism: Getting Started
June 17, 2020
Re-thinking the Poverty Narrative: Journalists, academics should highlight who benefits from inequality
June 12, 2020
Foster care and child well-being: Insights in the time of coronavirus
June 11, 2020
U-M law clinic meets high demand for unemployment benefit assistance
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic worsens food insecurity for low-income adults
June 2, 2020
DMACS survey: 43% of Detroiters have lost jobs during pandemic
May 26, 2020
Eviction case filed for 1 in 6 rental units in Michigan, U-M study finds
May 20, 2020
Detroit housing shortage, evictions set stage for COVID-19 housing crisis
May 12, 2020
Michigan poverty map shows economic security by county
May 4, 2020
DMACS survey: 1-in-5 Detroiters will be out of money in 3 months due to COVID-19 crisis
April 27, 2020
Children with access to SNAP fair better as adults
April 23, 2020
A National Hotspot: The Coronavirus in Detroit
April 15, 2020
New website answers Michiganders’ questions about federal stimulus checks
April 13, 2020
Q&A: Stimulus checks might not reach those who need them most
April 9, 2020
Q&A: Coronavirus pandemic requires action to protect people who are homeless
April 8, 2020
H. Luke Shaefer appointed as the Ford School’s inaugural Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy
March 27, 2020
Poverty Solutions releases Michigan COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Guide
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus and low-income families: U-M experts can discuss impact
March 19, 2020
Q&A: Coronavirus outbreak highlights inequities in health care, employment systems
March 12, 2020
Poverty Solutions Annual Impact Report highlights systems change to alleviate poverty
February 26, 2020
New index ranks America’s 100 most disadvantaged communities
January 30, 2020
Poverty Solutions fellow Joshua Edmonds testifies before Congressional subcommittee
January 30, 2020
U-M departments invited to host positions for Summer Youth Employment Program
January 30, 2020
Detroit URC, Poverty Solutions award new grants to community-academic poverty research
January 27, 2020
Arc of Systems Change: At Home in Detroit
January 19, 2020
Arc of Systems Change: Driving Michigan’s auto insurance reform
January 19, 2020
Detroit reviewing link between tax auction, housing instability in response to U-M study
December 19, 2019
Grant will allow U-M researchers to study how poverty affects the brain
December 18, 2019
Poverty Solutions student tackles ‘flawed’ American narrative of poverty
December 13, 2019
Disinvestment in rural Kentucky leaves ‘nothing to do’ but drugs
December 9, 2019
Flood recovery out of reach for many in rural South Carolina
December 9, 2019
Moving the needle on syringe exchanges in Appalachian Kentucky
December 9, 2019
Murky homeownership status derails flood relief in South Carolina
December 9, 2019
Hometown heroes hold up social safety net in rural Kentucky
December 6, 2019
Poverty Solutions finds undercount of homeless kids in Detroit, across Michigan
November 27, 2019
Poverty Solutions faculty director named special counselor to the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
November 21, 2019
U-M research shows how wealth begets educational disparity
November 11, 2019
Maps highlight Michigan cities, groups that will bear brunt of climate change effects
November 8, 2019
Detroit Home Repair Resource Guide connects homeowners with home repair assistance
October 31, 2019
Fall speaker series highlights real-world poverty solutions
September 19, 2019
$180,000 available in faculty grants to research ways to prevent, alleviate poverty
September 10, 2019
Latest US poverty statistics: U-M experts can comment
September 5, 2019
Detroit Economic Mobility Policy Fellows use U-M support to tackle city’s pressing issues
September 3, 2019
Kristin Seefeldt joins Poverty Solutions as new associate faculty director
August 15, 2019
New report finds childhood homelessness is rising, much higher than state data show
June 28, 2019
U-M economist, Collaborative of Poverty Centers respond to Trump administration’s poverty line proposal
June 27, 2019
Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income moms live on their own
June 19, 2019
U-M faculty win international design competition to reimagine Detroit’s arts and cultural district
June 10, 2019
Auto insurance reform in Michigan: U-M experts can discuss what it means for low-income residents
May 24, 2019
For moms, working multiple jobs can be depressing
May 20, 2019
Opioid addiction: Michigan counties struggle to meet the need for treatment
May 9, 2019
Poverty Solutions staffer testifies in DC on auto insurance, cycle of poverty
May 3, 2019
U-M convenes Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network to promote economic mobility in region
April 25, 2019
Auto Insurance And Economic Mobility in Michigan: A Cycle of Poverty
March 20, 2019
President and CEO of Walmart U.S. Greg Foran addresses U-M workforce conference
March 17, 2019
Podcast: Reduce Chronic Absenteeism by Addressing Poverty
March 8, 2019
Many Michigan residents struggle to make ends meet, say local officials
March 6, 2019
U-M hosts Equitable Development Conference
February 13, 2019
U-M Poverty Solutions Impact Report: A testament to partners, progress in Detroit
January 30, 2019
U-M Launches New Projects to Fight Poverty
January 10, 2019
U-M poverty and well-being map shows improvements statewide, but variations by county
December 19, 2018
Better implementation of state law could improve housing stability for Detroit homeowners
December 17, 2018
Head Start slashes likelihood of adult poverty
December 12, 2018
Michigan students among nation’s most chronically absent, homeless students at particular risk
December 6, 2018
New U-M professorship to support social justice research, action
December 6, 2018
Pay for Success model addresses population health in underserved areas
November 8, 2018
Study: Older Black Americans are 3 times more likely to experience homelessness
October 17, 2018
More kids living in multigenerational families
September 25, 2018
U-M program opens doors for young job-seekers
September 25, 2018
U-M faculty and external partners tackle poverty in Michigan and beyond
September 17, 2018
U-M, Harvard partner to address economic mobility, opioid crisis
September 12, 2018
Latest US poverty statistics: U-M experts can comment
September 10, 2018
Meet the young people who helped fuel U-M’s engine this summer
August 27, 2018
More than $200K Available for Research to Prevent and Alleviate Poverty
August 27, 2018
U-M report: new work requirements for food assistance impact organizations in Washtenaw County
August 7, 2018
School of Nursing faculty co-authors national report on homelessness and health
July 11, 2018
Building Coalitions and Community in Lake County, Michigan
June 13, 2018
Small group math instruction benefits young children
June 11, 2018
Redistribution of wealth could boost consumption rate
May 23, 2018
Detroit Thought Leaders United: Data, Discussion & Collaboration
May 9, 2018
U-M Researchers Aim to Amplify Metro Detroit Voices with $761,000 from Knight Foundation
April 16, 2018
U-M to Host National Experts for New Directions in Basic Income Workshop
April 13, 2018
Energy injustice? Cost, availability of energy-efficient lightbulbs vary with poverty levels
April 11, 2018
Detroit’s youth employment program boosts graduation rates, academic performance
April 10, 2018
Need help avoiding foreclosure in Detroit?
April 10, 2018
A lesson in poverty: Schoolchildren in Michigan struggle with homelessness at high rates
April 5, 2018
Wallenberg Fellow to study whether mobile phones ease poverty
March 23, 2018
How transportation could help alleviate poverty in Benton Harbor
March 21, 2018
U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility
March 19, 2018
The road out of poverty: How transportation impacts economic mobility
March 15, 2018
Finding a Sense of Place: U-M Students and Brazilians Working Together
March 13, 2018
Beyond Housing Policy: Human Service Policies to Address Housing Instability
February 26, 2018
The Road Out of Poverty: A Transportation & Economic Mobility Symposium
February 19, 2018
Alleviating poverty: New approaches for Michigan and beyond
February 12, 2018
Poverty Solutions Seeks Student Display Submissions
February 12, 2018
U-M highlights partnerships in Poverty Solutions first-year achievements, announces new investments to fight poverty
January 30, 2018
Poverty Solutions, Community Action and Social Change partner to bring undergraduate students certificate program
January 25, 2018
Simplifying higher ed financial aid: U-Michigan professor to testify before Congress
January 17, 2018
U-M seeks positions to help area youths develop work experience
January 17, 2018
Event: Innovative programs for youth and young adults
January 4, 2018
Detroit-area experts discuss gentrification
December 21, 2017
New map offers snapshot of poverty, well-being in Michigan
December 21, 2017
Job Opportunity: Community Engagement and Relationship Manager
December 18, 2017
Seven recommendations for ‘pay-for-success’ interventions
December 12, 2017
Call for Proposals for Research to Inform Child Support Policies and Programs
November 21, 2017
When women have access to family planning, income rises and poverty drops
November 17, 2017
Q & A with Olivia Golden, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy
November 15, 2017
U-M Announces Workshop Opportunity for Junior Scholars: New Directions in Basic Income
November 15, 2017
Prenatal Medicaid benefits boost health gains across generations
November 1, 2017
New Urban Collaboratory tackles emerging city challenges
September 19, 2017
Poverty Solutions Announces Munger Case Competition
September 14, 2017
Poverty Day 2017: U-M expert perspective on new U.S. Census poverty data
September 13, 2017
Up to $220K Available for Research Strategies to Prevent and Alleviate Poverty
September 8, 2017
US poverty, health insurance stats: U-M experts can discuss
September 7, 2017
Grant will support digital tools for underserved job seekers
August 22, 2017
Youth employment program offers mentors, life skills
August 14, 2017
Enterprise models that help alleviate poverty
August 8, 2017
Poor and minority customers lose on mortgage services from banks
July 13, 2017
U-M Launches Summer Jobs Program for Young Adults
June 27, 2017
U-M Receives Grant to Study How Low-cost Family Planning Can Improve Women’s Lives
June 26, 2017
U-M Announces Workshop Opportunity for Research Using 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
June 20, 2017
U-M Experts Join Reps. Dingell, Norcross, and Pocan in “Future of Work, Wages & Labor” Discussion
June 20, 2017
Detroit: Community organizing helped stabilize neighborhoods after mortgage crisis
May 31, 2017
Summer Jobs for Youth Success
May 22, 2017
Should the U.S. enact a universal child allowance?
April 30, 2017
Summer Youth Jobs Programs: An Evaluation
April 26, 2017
Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality
April 25, 2017
Poverty Solutions Engagement Series: Making Housing More Affordable
March 21, 2017
U-M Poverty Expert Delivers Statement to Bipartisan Congressional Commission
February 9, 2017
Fighting poverty: U-M announces new investments in programs
January 17, 2017
U-M President Mark Schlissel discusses new projects to prevent, alleviate poverty
January 17, 2017
Poverty: U-M launches initiative aimed at finding solutions
October 5, 2016
