Poverty Solutions

Luke Shaefer, Alford A. Young Jr., and Michael S. Barr,  discuss some of the ways that policymakers and communities are attempting to combat poverty during this crisis. July 2020.

WDI and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan were proud to co-host Efosa Ojomo, co-author of “The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty" and senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute,

Jeff Donofrio, Executive Director of Workforce Development for the city of Detroit leads a discussion about current workforce development strategies and future directions of work and Michigan’s workforce.

Shamar Herron, Deputy Director of Michigan Works! Southeast, leads a discussion with providers and participants on the front lines of workforce development about what works and what doesn’t.

Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Poverty Solutions, discusses student homelessness and school attendance. 

Are women more likely than men to be in deep poverty, official poverty, and near poverty? Yes, yes, and yes.