Nearly two weeks into her role as Detroit mayor, Mary Sheffield has hit the ground running with some major moves in the city.

One in two children in Detroit lives in poverty, and roughly one-third of adults across the city live below the poverty line.

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

Mayor names city's first-ever Chief Executive of Health, Human Services and Poverty Solutions, director of Human, Homeless ...

As part of an effort to address quality of life issues for Detroit residents, Mayor Mary Sheffield has tapped a University of ...

The city of Detroit will soon welcome the Rx Kids program, which gives financial support to pregnant women and new mothers.

Mary Sheffield becomes Detroit's first female mayor and outlines key agenda points, including gun violence prevention and ...

Sheffield became Detroit's 76th mayor and first woman to be elected mayor after taking the oath of office in the morning on ...

The city plans to provide $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month after birth as part of an effort to reduce infant ...

DETROIT (AP) — When the U.S. Census Bureau starts counting people next year in Detroit, obstacles are bound to arise: The city has tens of thousands of vacant houses, sparse internet access and high ...