April 17, 2001
Download the Full Report (pdf)
Download the Executive Summary (pdf)
Featured Speakers
Rebecca Blank, Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics, and Dean, The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Fighting Poverty: Lessons from Recent U.S. History
Sheila Zedlewski, Director of the Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute
How Well Does TANF Fit the Needs of the Most Disadvantaged Families?
Additional Chapters/Materials
Children and Poverty in Michigan, by Eileen Trzinski and David J. Pauley
Urban Areas, Poverty, and Welfare Reform: Focus on Wayne County, by Eileen Trzinski
Strategies to Support Work and Reduce Poverty, by Eileen Trzinski
Barriers to Employment, by Deborah Satyanatha
Domestic Violence and Poverty, by Deborah Satyanatha and Anna Pollack