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United Way presents ALICE data showing nearly three in 10 Beltrami County households struggle to meet a basic household survival budget
Summary
United Way staff presented ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) county-level data showing 14% of households in poverty and 27% classified as ALICE in Beltrami County, and described local pilot grants and tools to help employers and funders target assistance.
Annie Butler Ricks of United Way and Danae Almano (present in the meeting but unable to speak) briefed commissioners on ALICE, a dataset and online toolkit United Way uses to measure households above the federal poverty line that nonetheless cannot meet a local household survival budget.
United Way staff said the ALICE dataset lets local planners and funders break statewide data down to county, city, ZIP code, legislative district and reservation levels. For Beltrami County the presenters cited 2023 data showing 14% of households in poverty and 27% of…
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