October 26, 2016 According to the study, ALICE families live above the poverty line but earn less than the Household Survival Budget, bare bones budget for basic needs. The report said, “In releasing the ALICE Update Report, we seek to help explain why more families are struggling financially, and to understand what is underneath this …
October 13, 2016 The United Way ALICE Report, in a 2016 update for CT, uses the latest data from 2014 to look at ALICE (an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), households that earn more than the U.S. poverty level … but less than the basic cost of living for their state. Continue reading: …
Mayors’ Economic Forum, United Way Report: A Picture of Opportunity and Struggle Read More »
By Mackenzie Rigg October 13, 2016 For several years, the United Way of Western Connecticut has provided financial literacy classes to the region’s neediest residents to help them get on their feet. In an effort to expand these services, the United Way created its “Financial Opportunity Center,” which has partnered with three area social service …
United Way to provide more financial literacy services to area’s neediest Read More »
By Rob Ryser and Kaitlyn Krasselt October 10, 2016 The formula of hard work and fortitude that has helped generations of Americans achieve their dreams is not working for hundreds of thousands of families in Connecticut. The reason: the rising cost of living is outrunning wages in western Connecticut and across the state at such …
Study shows many Norwalk families live paycheck to paycheck Read More »
By Mike Patrick October 9, 2016 Ten years ago, Donna McCullouch had a decent job at IBM and a rented house in Watertown where as a single mother she raised her 12-year-old son. When IBM downsized, McCullouch was laid off. The company invited her to apply for any other position it had open, but without …
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 …
ALICE is in Your Town: Report Finds that Every CT Town has ALICE Households Read More »
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 …
Report: CT households still struggling to make ends meet Read More »
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 …
United Way report: Many in city working, but still struggling Read More »
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 »
