United Way ALICE Report

2 ALICE Threshold: Survival Budget Housing – below average size and cost including utilities Childcare – the cheapest legal home- based childcare Food – careful purchasing and preparation with no eating out Transportation – Gas, insurance and basic maintenance only Healthcare – basic out-of-pocket costs with no insurance premiums Miscellaneous – minor cost overruns and other essentials (e.g. phone, higher utilities cost) Taxes – Social Security, Medicare and Income taxes and credits

3 Broward Survival Budget

4 Broward Stability Budget

Households below a County’s Threshold 5 CountyPovertyALICETotal Miami21%29%50% Broward14%33%47% Palm Beach12%29%41% Martin12%33%45%

6 Asset Limited

Income Constrained, Employed 7 Florida Broward

8 “E” is for Employed 45% of Florida households fall below the ALICE Threshold 69% of Florida’s jobs make less than $20 an hour. Half of jobs in Broward County pay less than $15.03 an hour 32%+ of Broward households pay more than 50% of their income on housing ALICE impacts every race/ethnicity Summary of Key Findings

9 BUILD AWARENESS IMPROVE ACCESS ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE United Way ALICE Report: FL

10 Seeking Solutions for ALICE First Generation –United Ways raise awareness of ALICE –United Ways increase access to stabilizing information and services Next Generation –Partners raise awareness of ALICE in their areas of influence –Partners help their stakeholders access help –Partners act locally and as a state to advocate on the issues we cannot solve individually

11 Seeking Solutions for ALICE First Generation –United Ways raise awareness of ALICE –United Ways increase access to stabilizing information and services Next Generation –CareerSource highlights its connection to ALICE –CareerSource promotes access to family stabilizing services (clients and businesses) –CareerSource collaborates with local and state partners to advocate for workforce issues (housing, transportation, skill development etc)

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