Field Instructors

The Road Home: From Conversation to Community Action

A Documentary Screening and Panel Exploring Homelessness, Housing, and Community Interventions

Homelessness in Washtenaw County has reached its highest recorded level since comparable federal counts began in 2007. This crisis disproportionately affects older adults, young children, and other marginalized communities. As housing becomes increasingly unaffordable and more people face homelessness, what does a humane community response look like?

Join the University of Michigan School of Social Work and the Ann Arbor Housing Commission for a

Centering Indigenous Leadership in Culturally Grounded Violence Prevention and Positive Youth Development Programs for Indigenous Youth

Join Katie Edwards, PhD, and community partner Ramona “Mona” Herrington for a conversation on centering Indigenous leadership in culturally grounded violence-prevention and positive youth-development programs. Drawing on community-based participatory action research and extensive community advocacy, the speakers will share lessons from developing and evaluating programs with Indigenous youth and communities. Together, they will highlight how authentic

Please join us for an in-person information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Faculty Director, Dr. Daphne Watkins, and Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. Free MSIL Program swag will be available! Please remember that you will need your UM ID to get into the building. If you do not have a UM ID please contact Megan O'Neal, [email protected], to arrange to