I don’t know that we need yet one more data point, as we all know things are not only bad, but getting worse for poor people in Washtenaw County, but there’s a new study on “equality of opportunity” out of Harvard that seems to indicate that Washtenaw County is one of the worst counties in […]
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New Harvard study shows Washtenaw County among worst places to grow up when it comes to social mobility
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged economic segregation, equality of opportunity, Growing Together or Drifting Apart?, Harvard, income inequality, income mobility, inequality, Nathaniel Hendren, Raj Chetty, social mobility, Washtenaw County, wealth inequality 43 Comments
“We’re seeing real consequences of growing inequity play out locally,” says Mary Jo Callan, director of the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development
Late last year, the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) moved from Ann Arbor to downtown Ypsilanti. Following is a brief conversation I just had with Mary Jo Callan, the director of OCED, on why they decided to make the move, and what she and her organization are presently doing to help […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged affordable housing, Center for Labor and Community Studies, economic development, economic segregation, Eyrie, homelessness, income inequality, inequality, job training, Mary Jo Callan, non-motorized transportation, OCED, poverty, public policy, regional cooperation, Retail, Shape Ypsi, The Rocket, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, Washtenaw County's Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, Water Street 14 Comments