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United Way of Southeast Louisiana, in conjunction with the Louisiana Association of United Ways, will publish a groundbreaking new study about the state of poverty in Louisiana. We coined a new term - ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) -- to describe the many residents in our communities who are working hard, yet still struggle to make ends meet.
I know you are well acquainted with this population, sometimes referred to as the "working poor".
ALICE represents community members working in jobs that are needed, but don't always pay enough to afford the basics, such as our child care teachers, home health aides, mechanics, store clerks, office assistants and more.
ALICE can be men and women of all ages and races. ALICE may be your customers, constituents, neighbors-even family members and friends.
Our goals are to give
ALICE a voice, highlight the hard work of United Way, and other nonprofits, but make it clear more needs to be done to help
ALICE and our low-income residents afford life's basic necessities so we can build a better, stronger Louisiana.
We believe the United Way
ALICEReport can equip communities with information to create innovative solutions.
The most vulnerable Americans are being crushed by the grip of poverty, from the deserts of the Southwest through the black belt in the South, to the post-industrial, rusting factory towns that dot the Midwest and Northeast. Read more.
Do you earn a decent salary, but live paycheck-to-paycheck? If so, you are part of a growing segment of the American population: the income rich-ish and asset poor. Read more.
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Main Office: 2515 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 |
