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United Way to track ALICE households in Lee County, plans local kickoff this fall
Summary
United Way of Lee County outlined a three-year data collection effort using the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) framework and said a local kickoff will follow statewide work; organizers said the tool will help target assistance and partnerships and that seed funding has already been used for at least one mortgage intervention.
Becca Titus, executive director of United Way of Lee County, told the Hobbs City Commission that United Way plans a local kickoff this October for ALICE, a United Way data initiative that measures households earning above the federal poverty line but below the local cost of basics. The presentation described a three-year data-collection effort intended to give more frequent, finer-grained information than the decennial census.
Why it matters: Commissioners were told the ALICE data will allow local government, nonprofits and funders to identify residents who are “one emergency away” from falling into poverty and to target services and philanthropy accordingly.
Titus introduced Christie Hughes, vice chair of the United Way board, and…
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