Poverty Solutions

  1. September 30, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  2. September 27, 2024

    Kristin Seefeldt named acting director of Poverty Solutions

    Kristin Seefeldt has been named acting faculty director of Poverty Solutions at U‑M through June 2025 while inaugural faculty director Luke Shaefer is on sabbatical.

  3. September 16, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  4. March 26, 2024

    Michigan poverty map identifies education, food, housing needs

    A new data map showcasing diverse indicators of poverty and well-being throughout Michigan highlights the key challenges confronting residents in different parts of the state.

  5. February 1, 2024

    Poverty Solutions at U-M grows partnerships in poverty alleviation in 2023

    Poverty Solutions’ policy impacts and other accomplishments from the past year at the national, statewide, local and campus levels are outlined in the presidential initiative’s 2023 impact report.

  6. November 9, 2023

    U-M project’s map highlights counties hit by opioid epidemic

    A new map and analysis created by U-M’s Poverty Solutions and Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network show demographic information with a connection to opioid use disorder.

  7. August 25, 2023

    Chronic housing instability poses educational risk for Detroit students

    As Detroit children prepare to return to school, widespread and chronic housing instability among city residents poses a threat to students’ ability to perform well academically.

  8. July 31, 2023

    Study to examine criminal justice reform in Michigan

    The Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, and Poverty Solutions will look at the perspective of Michigan’s local officials on factors related to racial justice and other public safety policies.

  9. March 15, 2023

    Poverty Solutions marks impact of action-based research in 2022

    From informing how the U.S. Census estimates populations to reimagining land contracts as a path to homeownership, Poverty Solutions tackled the structures of poverty through action-based research in 2022.

  10. February 13, 2023

    ‘Beyond Rhetoric’ project works to fight racism in Genesee County

    Flint-area leaders and public health researchers, including a UM-Flint faculty member, students  and U-M’s Poverty Solutions, are sharing their process for responding to racism as a public health crisis.