Poverty Solutions

  1. U-M virtual series to explore racialized health, economic disparities stemming from COVID-19 March 29, 2022
  2. US households in better financial shape at end of 2021 than pre-pandemic March 28, 2022
  3. Detroit parents less likely to vaccinate themselves than nonparents, leads to low youth vaccination rates March 9, 2022
  4. Uneven recovery: Detroit unemployment rate sits at 20% February 3, 2022
  5. Lack of information related to pollution exposure key issue for low-income households January 19, 2022
  6. Families with no earnings, Hispanic parents most likely to miss out on Child Tax Credit payments December 15, 2021
  7. Despite cost dip, Michigan auto insurance still high with persistent racial disparities December 7, 2021
  8. Nearly 38,000 households in Detroit estimated to be living in inadequate housing October 21, 2021
  9. Latino Michiganders: Key findings from U-M Poverty Solutions October 14, 2021
  10. Child Tax Credit providing critical help, but not reaching more than 1 in 10 eligible families October 13, 2021
  11. Federal unemployment money during pandemic boosted health care spending October 11, 2021
  12. Latest US Census Bureau poverty statistics: U-M experts can discuss September 9, 2021
  13. Nearly 9 out of 10 unhoused Detroit students not identified by schools, U-M analysis finds August 23, 2021
  14. Addressing links between poverty, housing, water access and affordability in Detroit July 26, 2021
  15. Michigan eviction filings dropped 65% in 2020, compared to pre-pandemic June 2, 2021
  16. Anti-Asian hate: U-M chronicles location, nature of more than 1,000 incidents last year May 18, 2021
  17. Stability, security at risk for half of children in shared, or doubled-up households, U-M research finds April 15, 2021
  18. U-M research on material hardship in 2020 offers guidance for next economic relief package February 9, 2021
  19. Majority of Detroiters say they’re unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine, U-M survey says November 20, 2020
  20. U-M awards more than $260,000 for research on confronting, combating racism October 1, 2020