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  • Houses on Field St in Detroit

    Michigan Advance | May. 29, 2024 | Featuring Poverty Solutions

    Leaders address Michigan’s housing shortage amid rising costs

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  • NBC 10 Boston | May. 21, 2024 | Featuring William Elliott

    Wealth inequality starts at birth. Lawmakers debate whether child savings accounts can help

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  • Roshanak Mehdipanah

    WDET | May. 21, 2024 | Featuring Roshanak Mehdipanah

    Many Michiganders spending too much on rent, U-M study finds

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  • WEMU | May. 20, 2024 | Featuring Rebecca Hasson

    UM and WISD partner to create equity in early childhood education by getting kids moving

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  • Outlier Media | May. 14, 2024 | Featuring Poverty Solutions

    Detroit’s census lawsuit could have big ramifications for the city — and beyond

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  • Business Insider | May. 7, 2024 | Featuring GIG A2

    This college town is experimenting with giving low-income entrepreneurs and gig workers $12,672, no strings attached

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  • Second Wave Media | Apr. 30, 2024 | Featuring Child care research

    Early Education Community of Practice brings unified message to state focus on early childhood care

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  • Business Insider | Apr. 29, 2024 | Featuring GIG A2, Rx Kids

    11 states with guaranteed basic-income programs that give residents hundreds of dollars a month, no strings attached

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  • Map of MI by region

    The Alpena News | Apr. 24, 2024 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

    Column: Solving poverty within reach

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  • Associated Press | Apr. 16, 2024 | Featuring Jeffrey Morenoff

    Home values rising in Detroit, especially for Black homeowners, study shows

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