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Created Equal: Rethinking solutions for pets who live in poverty

Cary Junior II September 12, 2024

Michigan's largest animal welfare nonprofit is expanding support for families with pets that live in poverty.Subscribe to Created Equal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR.org or...

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Created Equal: Research suggests belief that people in poverty have ‘thick skin’

Cary Junior II September 5, 2024

One might believe that people perceive individuals who live in poverty as in greater need of help when faced with...

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"The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America" was co-authored by Luke Shaefer, Kathryn Eden and Timothy Nelson.
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Created Equal: What rural areas and urban cities have in common

Created Equal March 25, 2024

We know a lot about poverty, but there isn't much known about the origins of extreme, intergenerational poverty that defines...

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Created Equal: How do we define prosperity?

Created Equal March 5, 2024

Detroit used to be more prosperous than it is now. It once led the country in Black homeownership. But Black...

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Created Equal: Flint’s Rx Kids program aims to abolish childhood poverty

Created Equal February 14, 2024

A new first-of-its-kind pilot program is underway in Flint to provide guaranteed income for new mothers and babies, with the...

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Detroit Today: An untraditional solution to alleviate child poverty in Flint 

Detroit Today, Sam Corey May 19, 2023

Recently, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha — a renowned pediatrician and whistleblower of the Flint Water Crisis — along with her colleague...

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Detroit Today: Can America solve its poverty crisis?

Detroit Today May 19, 2023

Despite America being the richest country in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), poverty remains a persistent...

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Detroit tops list of worst places for people with asthma

Pat Batcheller September 28, 2022

Asthma has been a chronic health problem in Detroit for years. But a new report ranks the city the worst...

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Michigan Is Investing Over $170 Million to Help Low-Income Families Get Better Jobs and Go to College

Tia Graham October 26, 2021

Nearly 40% of working Michigan families struggle with necessities like housing, food, health care and child care. The Michigan Poverty Task...

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Homeless Students Are Being Undercounted in Detroit, and That’s Denying Their Right to an Education, U-M Report Says

Sascha Raiyn September 23, 2021

There are far more homeless students in Detroit than are counted by city schools, according to data from a University...

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Gov. Whitmer Creates Task Force to Address Poverty In Michigan

Eli Newman December 19, 2019

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a taskforce to study poverty in Michigan, signing an executive order on Wed., Dec. 18,...

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Population and Poverty: A View of Detroit, the State and Other Big Cities [Maps, Charts]

Melissa Mason March 26, 2015

Poverty Rates Across U.S. Cities Press “play” and watch how the populations and poverty rates change in various American cities,...

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