October 24, 2016 According to the recently updated United Way ALICE Report – Connecticut, both the number and percentage of households in Connecticut struggling to pay for their most basic needs increased from the years 2012 to 2014. Connecticut is one of the wealthiest states in the nation per capita, yet every city and town …
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By Patricia Daddona October 11, 2016 More than one in four individuals in Connecticut households work while earning less than what is needed to thrive financially, according to the latest United Way ALICE Report. Two years ago, United Way introduced ALICE, which stands for – Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed – to place a spotlight …
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By Jill Dion October 18, 2016 ALICE, a United Way acronym that stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the growing number of individuals and families who are working but are unable to afford the basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, and transportation. “One crisis does it, because they’re so close …
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By Robert Storace October 13, 2016 Two years ago, United Way introduced the ALICE (Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed) Report to highlight the increasing number of state residents who are working but are having trouble paying for basic necessities such as food, child care, health care and transportation. The 2016 report shows that ALICE and …
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By Tony Terzi October 13, 2016 If you’re trying to make ends meet, then Connecticut is not the state to do it in, according to a report commissioned by the United Way branches of Connecticut. One way to reach more folks in need: creating school based food pantries, which is presently happening in several Connecticut …
Report: Family of 4 must make $65,000 in Connecticut to live average life Read More »
By Harriet Jones October 12, 2016 The proportion of people in Connecticut who are working, and yet still struggling to make ends meet has risen in the last two years. That’s according to a new study from United Way. They’re called ALICE; that’s the shorthand for people who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed. …
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By Lindsay Boyle October 9, 2016 Close your eyes for a moment and imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes: You’re a mom or a dad of two children, and you’ve just unexpectedly been laid off. You manage to quickly find a job that nets you about $450 a month, but it’s nothing compared to what …
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By Susan Corica October 11, 2016 Families struggling to meet basic needs are becoming more prevalent in the Nutmeg State, and particularly in cities like Bristol. Two years ago, United Ways introduced the ALICE [Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed] Report to highlight the increasing number of state residents who are working but are having trouble …
By Mark Zaretsky October 9, 2016 Two years after a United Way report found that 35 percent of Connecticut households were struggling, we are two years farther away from the Great Recession — but the percentage of families earning below a basic survival budget in Connecticut has grown a bit, a new report says. The …
Report: 38 percent of Connecticut residents can’t meet basic needs Read More »
October 12, 2016 Connecticut is generally considered a wealthy state- which leaves a lot of people feeling left out. Sure there are mansions on the Gold Coast and prosperity in some of the suburbs surrounding Hartford. But they don’t tell the whole story. The percentage of people who don’t make enough to pay for an …
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