Patrick Cooney

Through the American Rescue Plan, we’ve put more than 167 million checks in Americans’ pockets. Those rescue payments are helping families pay the rent, cover their bills, and buy groceries. Those checks mattered.

Following the passage of COVID relief bills, “you see dramatic declines in material hardship experienced by U.S. households,” Univ. of Michigan Poverty Solutions Initiative's @pbcooney says, adding, “to the tune of a 40% drop in food insufficiency for households with children.”

Great article from @JasonDeParle featuring research from #PovertySolutions outlining the drop in material hardship following robust government relief: nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/…

New research from #PovertySolutions @UMich & @FreshEBT finds families with low incomes need a simple way to file taxes to ensure they receive the new Child Tax Credit: poverty.umich.edu/files/2021/04/…

@jal_mehta thanks for the tweet!

@DLeonhardt your mobility analysis for Michigan institutions, using top 2 quintiles as the goal michiganfuture.org/02/2017/michig…

A look at how Michigan higher ed institutions contribute to economic mobility. #MichEd ow.ly/2bhF308LkWd

Thanks for the data @CenterOnBudget michiganfuture.org/09/2016/creati…

Thanks for the lede and data @MPWealthPoverty michiganfuture.org/09/2016/creati…

Michigan is 7th worst in the nation in the share of operational funding it puts on the backs of college students. ow.ly/hbQ0304f9jx

This might be my favorite ever use of a table:

It was all us @jamestplunkett @MeagElliott

Four more years.