ALICE represents the Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed families and individuals who live and work in Alabama and across the country.
ALICE families make more than the Federal Poverty Level but fall below the ALICE Threshold. That threshold is an income at which individuals and families are able to afford their basic needs. The ALICE Threshold is based on budgets that include costs for everyday essentials like housing, transportation, food and child care.
911,757 households, or 45% in Alabama, struggle to afford the basics.
ALICE is working and earning but still doesn't earn enough to cover the basics. The ALICE Report serves as a crucial metric highlighting households in every Alabama county that are earning above the Federal Poverty Level, yet fall short of the Household Survival Budget - the ALICE threshold.
16% of households are below the Federal Poverty Level + 29% of households are below the ALICE Household Survival Budget = 45% of Alabama households are BELOW the ALICE Threshold.
ALICE is often juggling multiple jobs or holding essential positions, but finds financial stability elusive due to stagnant wages and relentless rise in living expenses. ALICE is a teacher, childcare worker, retail staff member, healthcare provider, infrastructure worker, and more - ALICE holds an essential role that keeps our communities running.
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The goal of all the United Ways in Alabama in releasing the ALICE Report is to provide real data to help families feel less invisible and to find better ways to improve their lives by informing policy makers, coalitions, organizations, employers, and the general public.
