Shaefer on community violence intervention in Detroit

Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and directory of Poverty Solutions, talked about the community violence intervention program in Detroit called FORCE (Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment) as well as others including ShotStoppers. He said, "I am incredibly excited about what is happening in Detroit," he said investments like these are "key to foster beautiful neighborhoods."

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Luke Shaefer

Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy; Director, Poverty Solutions; Professor of Social Work

Luke Shaefer serves as the inaugural director of Poverty Solutions, an interdisciplinary, presidential initiative at U-M that seeks to partner communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty.

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• Detroit
• Poverty Solutions
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• Health
• Poverty and social policy
• Public and nonprofit management
• crime prevention
• crime
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