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ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families have household incomes above the Federal Poverty Level, but below a basic cost-of-living threshold. United Way's report is a study of financial hardships in our state and finds that 69% of households in Hartford are not able to afford the basic necessities. Learn more at www.unitedwayinc.org/alicect.

Meet ALICE

Connecticut’s United Ways released the ALICE report, a study of financial hardships in our state and finds that 69% of households in Hartford are not able to afford the basic necessities. Learn more about ALICE here.

Learn about our plan to reconnect youth and their families to success here.


The HBO documentary “Paycheck to Paycheck” spotlights the a year in the life of one ALICE family.