Poverty Solutions

American Bar Association President and Michigan alumnus Reginald M. Turner will share more on his leadership at the ABA and his work on some of its most pressing issues like access to legal services and judicial reform. March, 2022.

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ford School Dean Michael Barr discuss perspectives on poverty and inequality in the United States. February, 2022.

In this talk, H. Luke Shaefer reviews research on the impacts of the largest and most comprehensive expansion of the social safety net in modern times, and where the nation goes from here.

H. Luke Shaefer, Poverty Solutions director and Ford School Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. September, 2021.

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) has awarded the Gerald R.

Poverty Solutions leverages the resources at the University of Michigan to make a major impact on the lives of millions of Americans.

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. 

The University of Michigan has launched a new initiative to address one of humanity's most critical and seemingly intractable problems: poverty.