We Are ALICE
A family of four with an infant and a preschooler needs to annually make $88,000 to live comfortably. Two out of every five families in our Suncoast region don’t earn enough to address their basic household budget needs. As the statistics from the 2023 ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report roll in, we recognize that more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck and working hard to keep their heads over water. But we also recognize the best way to help involves marshaling our resources and uniting the community behind a collective effort. That’s what we’ve done at United Way Suncoast since 1924 and that’s what we do today. Visit http://www.unitedforalice.org/florida to learn more about the report, and keep and eye out for media accounts detailing the specifics about ALICE families in our region.
WE TALK ALICE
Would you like someone from United Way Suncoast to give an ALICE 2023 presentation to your organization?
United Way Suncoast’s ALICE Data Walk Blog
Learn more about why United Way Suncoast believes it’s important to continue raising awareness about the challenges facing ALICE families.
In the Media
More Tampa Bay families are living on the brink of poverty – Tampa Bay Times
Almost half of households in Sarasota-Manatee region live paycheck-to-paycheck – Herald-Tribune
A rising number of working Florida families are unable to afford basic necessities – wusf Public Media
Tampa Bay families must make at least $88K a year to live comfortably: report – News Channel 8
More Florida and Tampa Bay families are living paycheck to paycheck – wusf Public Media
Tampa Bay’s cost of living crisis grows more severe – Tampa Bay Business Journal
United Way Suncoast offers support for struggling families – 10 Tampa Bay
People in Bradenton living paycheck to paycheck and at risk of homelessness is up 16% – Bradenton Herald
Many Floridians struggle to pay for necessities, especially as pandemic relief ends, experts say – wusf Public Media
We Are ALICE: A Community Crisis Forum
45% of all homes in our 5-county footprint are ALICE or under the federal poverty line.
Who is ALICE?
- Florida: 8.5 million households
(21.2 million people), - 3.9 million with income below the ALICE threshold.
- Locally, > 2 of 5 households live below the ALICE Threshold.
- That’s over 600,000 or 45% of all
Who is ALICE?
Florida: 8.5 million households
(21.2 million people),3.9 million with income below the
ALICE threshold.Locally, > 2 of 5 households live below
the ALICE Threshold.That’s over 600,000 or 45% of all
ALICE in the workplace
Within the top 20 occupations in the state, an estimated one-third of all employees are below the ALICE threshold (995,283).
Of the top 20 occupations in Florida, 70% of them pay less than $20/hour;
ALICE in the workplace
Within the top 20 occupations in the state, an estimated one-third of all employees are below the ALICE threshold (995,283). Of the top 20 occupations in Florida, 70% of them pay less than $20/hour;
What We Do To Help ALICE Families
UWS Investment Partnership Results
- Workforce Development Programs – almost every measure is at or above the yearly goal in the 3rd quarter
- Supporting community partners to increase job attainment and income through:
- +1,400 people placed in jobs or given a promotion/raise – nearly double the goal
- +500 people in progress earning certificates or higher education degrees
- Assisted almost 4,000 people in applying for benefits applications to provide additional support to themselves and their families
- +500 middle school students exposed to post-secondary education or career options that align with their interests
UWS Community Collaborations
- New summer youth workforce program in partnership with Career Source
- Increase in Resource Center partner collaboration through topic-focused workgroups
- Building on a successful winter holiday meal distribution event, our team expanded this partnership to include an Easter meal distribution
- Connection of Preserve Vision with our Quality Childcare Initiative sites, which led to 86 children being vision screened and 14 referred to receive glasses
- Convening food providers with summer educational programming to ensure students have nutritious food available during the summer
- Connecting early learning centers to paid trainings through the Early Learning Coalitions
- Creation of interactive learning trails at four parks in Pinellas County
- Increasing literacy through arts by collaborating with the Van Wezel Summer Resident Program to support over 150 children
FREEDOM TO RISE PODCAST
United Way Suncoast Community Impact Vice Presidents Andrea Doggett and Doug Griesenauer join Chief Impact Officer and Freedom To Rise host Bronwyn Beightol for a review of the latest findings from the 2023 ALICE Report. Listen in as Andrea and Doug explain how the data informs our mission.
Give Today!
The 2023 ALICE Report revealed that a family of four with an infant and a preschooler needs $88,000 to live comfortably. Don’t let the word “comfortably” deceive you. Comfortably means being able to go to the doctor without feeling anxious about the cost. Comfortably means being able to contribute towards your retirement and buy groceries. It’s not luxury, it’s stability. At United Way Suncoast we partner with families and work together to help them reach that stability, but we can’t do it alone. Give today and help United Way Suncoast create a community that will give every family the freedom to rise.
