Sheffield, 38, is the city's first new mayor in 12 years, succeeding Mike Duggan, who left the office to run for state ...

Detroit's new anti-poverty chief, Luke Shaefer, plans to build on the city's momentum by making targeted changes to systems ...

Mayor Mary Sheffield is reshuffling city departments and has created new positions to tackle poverty and homelessness in the ...

New numbers reveal that more than half of all children living in the city of Detroit have fallen below the poverty line. According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, 51% of ...

Sheffield's administration is establishing new departments aimed at reducing poverty and has joined Rx Kids, a program that ...

Rx Kids, a program that offers pregnant moms cash assistance, is growing quickly in Michigan. It will come to Detroit next.

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield never thought growing up she would be first woman to lead the city. Sheffield aims to boost several housing initiatives in her administration and address other quality of ...

Sometimes the worst thing about elections is that defeated candidates fade into the political shadows, taking with them the good ideas they offered and the issues they championed on the campaign trail ...