Poverty Solutions, U-M’s presidential poverty research initiative started in 2016, funds the affordable housing policy fellowship. The digital inclusion policy fellowship and homelessness policy fellowship are supported by the Knight Foundation and Quicken Loans, respectively.
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January 30, 2019
U-M Poverty Solutions Impact Report: a testament to partners, progress in Detroit
A growing partnership on economic mobility with the city of Detroit, a new collaboration with Harvard University, community voices, policy impact and student engagement are among the highlights in the…
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September 12, 2018
U-Michigan, Harvard form new partnership to address economic mobility, opioid crisis
The University of Michigan and Harvard University are forming two new partnerships designed to spur economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, as well as combine resources and expertise in response to the national opioid crisis.
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April 10, 2018
Program helps reduce property taxes for low-income residents
Detroit homeowners in danger of losing their homes to property tax foreclosure are not tapping into a fund that could save them.
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March 19, 2018
U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility
Under the four-year agreement, U-M will provide up to $500,000 in resources each year to support action-based partnerships that pair U-M experts with city leaders.
