by Mary Ellen Godin, 11/18/2014 An increasing number of state families live in a financial danger zone that forces them to make risky choices, which might harm their finances, health and safety, according to a United Way/Rutgers University report released this week. “Connecticut’s official poverty rate of 10 percent obscures the true magnitude of financial …
Record-Journal Report: 35 percent of state families struggling Read More »
by Brian McCready 11/17/2014 According to a new report released by the United Way, 5 percent of Milford’s households live in poverty, but a staggering 22 percent of city households live below the state’s basic cost-of-living threshold. This is taken directly from the United Way report: The ALICE study reports that the annual household survival …
11/17/2014 Milford’s United Way says the American Dream is slipping away for many residents because they are not earning enough to live a middle class lifestyle. “The American Dream is that if you work hard, you can expect to get ahead financially,” Gary Johnson, United Way director, said in a press release. “For most of …
by Mike Patrick, 11/17/2014 When there’s not enough money at the end of the month to pay for groceries, Rosemarie Mastroianni-Lopez said, difficult choices need to be made. “I’ve had to come up with some pretty creative dinners; I don’t know how I came out of the pantry with them,” she said. “If I haven’t …
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11/17/2014 One in 10 Connecticut households is beneath the 2012 federal poverty level, but that measure is well inadequate, according to a new report by the Connecticut United Ways and Rutgers University. In reality, the report says, more than one in three struggles to afford the necessities of housing, child care, food, health care and …
by Markeshia Ricks, 11/17/2014 You know ALICE. ALICE prepares your food at your favorite restaurant and then brings it out to your table. ALICE cleans your kid’s school and occasionally your house. ALICE isn’t a person, but all the people who help make your life a little better even if their jobs never make their …
New Haven Independent 58 Percent of City Households Fail to Make Ends Meet Read More »
by Christine Stuart, 11/17/2014 A new report from the United Way found that about 35 percent of Connecticut households struggle to afford the basic necessities. About 141,628 households live in poverty and another 332,817 are what the United Way is calling “Asset Limited Income Constrained, Employed” or ALICE households. ALICE households survive on a budget …
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11/16/2014 Connecticut is pulling out of the devastating recession that began in 2008, with thousands of jobs added every month and the unemployment rate dropping to a six-year low of 6.4 percent. But a comprehensive study released Sunday by the United Way agencies in the state indicates the recession’s effects persist. A startling 35 percent …
11/16/2014 It’s not a secret that there are significant pockets of poverty in Connecticut: 10 percent of the state’s households live below the federal poverty line. There is also, according to a study released Sunday by the 16 United Ways in Connecticut, a large cohort of working people — another 25 percent of households — …
Hartford Courant Too Many Working Families Can’t Make Ends Meet Read More »
by Elizabeth Regan, 11/16/2014 Although Connecticut has a reputation as one of the wealthiest states in America, a report released today found that 25 percent of households statewide fall into the category of the working poor. In New London County, it’s 26 percent in which households struggle to make ends meet despite holding down jobs …
Norwich Bulletin Study Shows 25 percent of Connecticut households qualify as ALICE Read More »
