housing instability

Jennifer Erb-Downward, Director of Housing Stability Programs and Policy Initiatives in the Ford School talked about the importance of housing in relation to other needs. She said in places with longer commutes like Detroit, "Parents are really...

A new study from the University of Michigan documents the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them but experienced a “best-case scenario” in court, meaning they had legal...

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.  New research from the University of Michigan’s Poverty...