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United Way Muscatine County outlines housing, education programs and asks supervisors to permit payroll deductions
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United Way Muscatine County updated county supervisors on July 21 about programs targeting households below or near the ALICE threshold and asked the board to allow county employees to sign up for payroll deductions using a new electronic form.
United Way Muscatine County updated the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on July 21 about a set of housing and education programs aimed at households the group classifies as ALICE (asset limited, income constrained, employed) and asked the board to permit county payroll deduction via a new electronic form so county employees could contribute easily.
Shane Orr, president and CEO of United Way Muscatine County, said the organization has shifted focus toward the 24 percent of households the group classifies as working but unable to meet monthly basic needs and noted 37 percent of county households fall below the ALICE threshold. "A family of four in Muscatine County would have to earn almost $77,000 a year in order to meet their basic needs," Orr said.
The nonprofit described housing and education work as its principal areas…
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