When one thinks of poverty in America, or in Michigan, what image comes to mind? Where are poor people living?
Chances are, an image of an inner-city neighborhood flashes in your mind.
Well, that would be wrong.
The Brookings Institute this week released its study called "Confronting Suburban Poverty in America."
Bottom line: poverty is moving into the suburbs.
Both here in Michigan and across the country, the suburbs are home to the largest and fastest-growing poor population in the country.
Scott Allard is an associate professor at the University of Chicago and a research affiliate of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan.
He joined us in the studio to talk about what this study means in terms of how we think about poverty in our state.
Listen to the full interview above.
