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Shaefer’s new role in Detroit

May 7, 2026
In January, Luke Shaefer was appointed chief executive of Health, Human Services & Poverty Solutions for the City of Detroit. His data-driven vision targets systemic change.
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Danziger's third act

May 7, 2026
After decades as a renowned poverty scholar at U-M and president of the Russell Sage Foundation, Sheldon Danziger, ​the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, began his ‘third act’ last fall, taking the helm as p...
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Faculty news, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
Ford School experts are publishing research, sharing their knowledge, and getting recognized.
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State & Hill

Michigan redefines support for new families

Dec 8, 2025
Rx Kids, the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash program, has improved infant health, reduced evictions, and achieved a high return on investment. Now, with new state commitments, it will reach about one-third of all births statewi...
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Faculty news, fall 2025

Dec 8, 2025
Ford School experts are publishing research, sharing their knowledge, and getting recognized.
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Sam Stragland comments on Detroit's uneven recovery

Nov 5, 2025 CNN
Detroit’s downtown has made a strong recovery from its 2013 bankruptcy, but some parts of the city have been left behind, said Sam Stragand, senior program manager for the Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility at Poverty Solutions: “Overall, we ha...
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The effects of pausing SNAP benefits: U-M experts can comment

Oct 27, 2025
EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the impact of a potential halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding due to the federal government shutdown. A directive from the U.S. Department of Agriculture h...
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Shaefer comments on impending SNAP benefit cut-off

Oct 26, 2025
As the Trump administration gets closer to cutting off SNAP food assistance, Ford School Professor Luke Shaefer has been commenting on the potential dire situation families will face around food security. "You have to think of food in the context of ...
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Key U.S. hunger report canceled: U-M experts can comment

Sep 24, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stopped its annual Household Food Security Report, the government’s primary measure of hunger and food insecurity in the United States. Natasha Pilkauskas comments on the implications of ending this decades-long...
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