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 …
Republican-American ALICE Program helps those above limits for help Read More »
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 …
CT News Junkie United Way Says 35 Percent of Connecticut’s Households Are Struggling 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 »
by Ed Stannard, 11/16/2014 Trish Kallman of Milford helps out at the United Way of Milford’s kids’ closet whenever she can. “When you’re there, you’re amazed,” said Kallman, who “never realized how many people are in need until I walked into there.” Kallman, 40, knows the need well, because her family has benefited from the …
New Haven Register Just getting by in Connecticut Read More »
by John Burgeson, 11/16/2014 To many, $40,000 might seem a tidy income for a family of five. But when you try to live on that amount and the car needs a brake job and there are five people to feed and clothe, that $40,000 can get spoken for pretty quickly. Just ask Trish Kallmann, who …
by Ann Baldelli, 11/16/2014 Connecticut is an expensive state to live in. In fact, the cost of basic household expenses here is more than most jobs can support, according to a report released today by the Connecticut United Ways that provides a detailed snapshot of financial hardship above and beyond the outdated and woefully inadequate …
The Day Report: More in state struggling financially Read More »
by Mara Lee and Stephen Busemeyer, 11/16/2014 About a quarter of Connecticut households are above the federal poverty level but have earnings or retirement income that is barely enough to meet basic necessities, the Connecticut United Ways say in a new report. The income threshold varies by family size. A single mother with three children …
Hartford Courant United Way Report: Financial Challenges Extend Above Poverty Line Read More »
by Mara Lee, 11/16/2014 About a quarter of Connecticut households are above the federal poverty level but have earnings or retirement income that is barely enough to meet basic necessities, the Connecticut United Ways say in a new report. The income threshold varies by family size. A single mother with three children would need to …
