by Robin Sattler 11/21/2014 Bonnee Pecquex is one of many in Connecticut who represent the changing face of poverty. The 51-year-old Wilton resident is a divorced mother of three who struggles to work three jobs to support her family and in doing so, earns more than the official U.S. poverty level, but less than what …
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by Ann Baldelli 11/21/2014 Housing and child care are two of the biggest hurdles for the working poor, as low-paid employees across southeastern Connecticut struggle to stay financially afloat in a state where 51 percent of the jobs pay less than $20 an hour. That was one of many points highlighted Friday at the United …
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by Elizabeth Regan 11/21/2014 A new report designed to give a face – and a name – to financial hardship in the state was introduced Friday by the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut at its Ledyard headquarters. ALICE – an acronym for the Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, and Employed demographic – quantifies the households who live in …
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by Alicia Woodsby 11/19/2014 At the Partnership for Strong Communities, we like to say we’re not in the housing business, we’re in the opportunity business. We know a safe, affordable home providing access to jobs, education and needed services is a foundation a family can’t do without. That is why we applaud the ALICE report …
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by Linda Zukauskas 11/19/2014 United Way of Greater Waterbury has worked with other United Ways to release a study that reveals 35 percent or 474,445 of Connecticut households are unable to pay for the costs of basic household needs. Continue reading: PrimePublishers.com | PDF
by Nancy K. Crevier 11/19/2014 United Way of Connecticut released, on November 16, a 121-page, statewide report, documenting Connecticut households struggling to afford living expenses that exceed the official federal poverty level of $11,670 for an individual or $23,850 for a family of four. United Way calls this population ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, …
by Frank Juliano, 11/18/2014 A Milford family faced with choosing between buying food and paying bills will get help from a Bridgeport social service agency. The Bridgeport Rescue Mission will provide the Kallmanns a turkey with all of the fixings for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, and warm coats for the family of five. Continue reading: …
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 …
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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 …
