Departments and Research Centers

Poverty Solutions

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan informs and tests innovative solutions for the prevention and alleviation of poverty, leveraging the immense intellectual assets and academic scope of the university to make a major impact on the

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Work|Force - Video 2: Solving for Jobs, Mobility, & Poverty in an Era of Rapid Change

Mar 26, 2019 0:55:48

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.

Work|Force - Video 1: Solving for Jobs, Mobility, & Poverty in an Era of Rapid Change

Mar 26, 2019 0:45:25

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.

Michigan Minds: Reduce chronic student absenteeism by addressing poverty

Mar 7, 2019 0:01:35

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

State of the Union 2018: Poverty - H. Luke Shaefer

May 2, 2018 0:08:35

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