Detroit’s new human services leaders Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller talk about how they’ll fight poverty and homelessness under Mayor Mary Sheffield.

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield focused her first full week on the job on poverty ― the most pressing challenge facing the city’s residents and the one issue that could define her entire tenure in office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On her first day as Detroit's mayor, Mary Sheffield — the first woman elected to lead the city in its more than 300-year history — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield plans to reshuffle city departments focused on health and human services and has tapped Luke Shaefer, ...

The proposal, unveiled during Sheffield’s $3 billion budget presentation to Detroit City Council, would raise wages for ...

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Detroit's new mayor, Mary Sheffield, is prioritizing poverty reform, particularly in response to families living in cars due to housing insecurity. She announced the appointment of Dr. Luke Schaefer ...

The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from 13.1% to 13.5%. The state’s poverty rate remains higher than the national average. The rate is lower than it ...

This story has been updated with new information. On her first day as Detroit's mayor, Mary Sheffield — the first woman elected to lead the city in its more than 300-year history — put a spotlight on ...

Sheffield taps new leaders to helm Detroit's fight against poverty Mayor Mary Sheffield is reshuffling city departments and has created new positions to tackle poverty and homelessness in the city.