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  • Michigan Advance | Mar. 27, 2026 | Featuring Rx Kids

    Of $29 million given in Rx Kids funds, report shows most parents spend money on baby supplies, food

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  • U-M professors on the student moderator for The Debate on Cash Transfers panel held March 25, 2026, at the Ford School.

    Michigan Daily | Mar. 27, 2026 | Featuring Natasha Pilkauskas & Kristin Seefeldt

    Professors discuss efficacy of cash transfer policies

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  • Houses in detroit neighborhood

    Outlier Media | Mar. 25, 2026 | Featuring Sam Stragand & Amanda Nothaft

    Detroiters can’t fix up their houses without insurance — but can’t get insurance until repairs are made

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  • Houses on Field St in Detroit

    Outlier Media | Mar. 24, 2026 | Featuring Sam Stragand

    Detroit plans to double spending on home repair. It won’t come close to meeting the need

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  • A map of Washtenaw County that shows the Opportunity Index.

    Concentrate | Mar. 10, 2026 | Featuring Amanda Nothaft

    Washtenaw County Opportunity Index improvements make it easier to track areas of inequity

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  • Parents smiling with their baby at a birthday celebration.

    Michigan Advance | Mar. 6, 2026 | Featuring Rx Kids

    ‘State of the Mama’ highlights importance of Rx Kids and harms of ICE on maternal and child health

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  • The Atlantic | Feb. 28, 2026 | Featuring Rx Kids

    Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives

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  • Sam Stragand

    El Central Hispanic News | Feb. 26, 2026 | Featuring Sam Stragand

    Double the Danger – Firearm Violence Among Latinos

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  • The Conversation | Feb. 18, 2026 | Featuring William Lopez

    Op-ed: When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years

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  • Figure: How GIG A2 participants used their monthly guaranteed income payments in Year 1. Food 68%, Household supplies & personal care 60%, Rent and mortgage 50%, Clothing 42%, Utilities 40%, Paying down debt 31%, Vehicle payments 24%, Savings or investments 19%, Other 12%, Household items 12%, Recreational goods 8%, Charitable donations 7%

    Michigan Advance | Feb. 16, 2026 | Featuring Kristin Seefeldt

    Ann Arbor guaranteed income program eased strain but didn’t shift food, housing insecurity

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