ALICE is a United Way coined acronym that stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE families are working, in some cases multiple jobs, but are still living below the basic cost of living in Connecticut – now known as the Household Survival Budget.
As a result, ALICE households are walking a financial tightrope. ALICE households often have a difficult time establishing savings and are vulnerable to unexpected expenses, such as medical emergencies or car repairs.
Many students have experienced learning loss as a result of the pandemic – with limited childcare capacity and time spent away from the classroom and formal education settings. Last school year, 5,000 students statewide did not participate in any in-person or virtual learning. Moreover, total school enrollment statewide dropped nearly 3% across all grades with 20% fewer preschool students enrolled in public school and 12% fewer children enrolled in Kindergarten.
Kindergarten readiness
Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
Chronic absenteeism
3rd grade reading proficiency
4Y high school graduation
35% of households in our region are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed); individuals/families living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to make ends meet in order to afford the basic cost of living in Connecticut. ALICE households have limited savings and are vulnerable to unexpected expenses, like a medical emergency or car repair – and that was before the pandemic – many have been laid off or lost wages as a result of the pandemic.
Unemployment (Oct 21)
Median Income (2019)
ALICE/living in poverty
Unemployment (Oct 21)
Median Income (2019)
ALICE/living in poverty
Unemployment (Oct 21)
Median Income (2019)
ALICE/living in poverty
Unemployment (Oct 21)
Median Income (2019)
ALICE/living in poverty
