Poverty Center

Francisca Richter, PhD, research associate professor at Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, recently received an R21 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human…

Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhDResearch Associate Professor at Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesCo-Director, Center on Poverty and Community DevelopmentArea of Focus: public interest technology, participatory data science, algorithmic biasAny data generated in…

From housing stability to early childhood outcomes, integrated data systems at the Mandel School’s Poverty Center—supported by The Gund Foundation—help social workers see the full story behind the numbers.

Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. For more than a year, Cleveland-area social work and nonprofit…

From leading national and state-wide initiatives to guiding foundation boards and influencing national publications, our faculty members exemplify leadership and are shaping the fields of social work and non-profit organizations. NASW Social Work Pioneers Mandel School faculty and alumni are…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences celebrated the graduation of its Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO), and PhD in Social Welfare students on Friday, May 16, 2025. The Mandel School's diploma ceremony took place at the Maltz…

Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the…

ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, said race is a factor that should be examined when looking at adult literacy, just as much as other factors.   Read the article

Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Mental Health with Children and Adolescents Field Education Organization: Center on Poverty and Community Development Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Give a brief overview of your field education experience. I went into the…

The Land: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, said that the A Home for Every Neighbor housing initiative for Cleveland’s homeless population is “wildly successful,” but warned that challenges remain,…