ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

Across Michigan, 43 percent of households struggle to afford the basic necessities of housing, child care, food, health care and transportation.

That's why United Ways across Michigan, with help from the Consumers Energy Foundation, have come together to bring you the ALICE Project. Standing for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - ALICE represents those in our communities who are working yet still struggling to make ends meet. 
 
The ALICE Report is the most comprehensive depiction of need in Michigan to date. By unveiling new metrics including the ALICE Threshold, Household Survival Budget and Economic Viability Dashboard, our communities now have the proper tools to discuss need around the state:
 
ALICE Report, 2021 Update  (Michigan Association of United Ways)
Study of financial hardship in Michigan, with County-level statistics; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
 
 
ALICE Report, 2021 Update: Washtenaw County (Michigan Association of United Ways)
Study of financial hardship in Michigan, with County-level statistics; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
 

Washtenaw County One-Pager ALICE Report, 2019 Update (Michigan Association of United Ways)
Overview of ALICE in Washtenaw County; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

 

ALICE Report, 2017 Update (Michigan Association of United Ways)

Study of financial hardship in Michigan, with County-level statistics; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

ALICE Report, 2017 Update

Washtenaw County One-Pager ALICE Report, 2017 Update (Michigan Association of United Ways)
Overview of ALICE in Washtenaw County; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

 

ALICE 2017 Infographic (Michigan Association of United Ways) 
Downloadable version of the below infographic; ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

 

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