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United Way 2017 ALICE Report 2017 Child Hunger Summit September 26, 2017

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United Way Suncoast Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty

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Poverty

• Federal guideline for an individual who does not have enough money

to support themselves…

• … based on 1960s guidelines
• Created using the 1960s Department of Agriculture's economical

food plan which assumed families spend a third of their income on food.

• Therefore, they just took the average amount spent on food,

multiplied by 3, and got the federal poverty line!

• Does not take into consideration:
• Changes in nutritional guidelines
• Changes in amount of income spent on food (now 1/8th)
• Changes in childcare needs
• Transportation issues
• Other changes in lifestyle from 1960 to now…

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional- economist/july-2012/understanding-poverty-measures-and-the-call-to-update-them

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• ALICE, an acronym for Asset

Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, are households that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), but less than what it costs to survive (the ALICE threshold).

• Of Florida’s 7.5 million households

(20.2 million people), 14% earn below the FPL, and another 30% are ALICE.

• Hillsborough ALICE level:
• $20,184 for single adult
• $56,520 for family of four
• Federal Poverty Levels:
• $11,770 for single adult
• $24,250 for family of four

14% 30% 56%

Percentage of Florida households

Poverty ALICE Above ALICE threshold

Who is Alice?

Source: United Way ALICE 2017 update: http://www.unitedwayalice.org/documents/17UW%20ALIC E%20Report_FL%20Update_2.14.17_Lowres.pdf

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• Housing – below average size & cost

including utilities

• Childcare – the cheapest legal home-

based childcare

• Food – careful purchasing &

preparation with no eating out

• Transportation – Gas, insurance &

basic maintenance only

• Healthcare – basic out-of-pocket costs

with no insurance premiums & ACA penalty

• Miscellaneous – minor cost overruns

& other essentials

• Taxes – Social Security, Medicare,

income taxes & credits

2017 ALICE Report

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2017 ALICE Report

• There is good news compared to

2014 study

• Each community is unique
• Most communities have not

returned to ‘normal’

• More people are struggling than

many realize

• We need everyone engaged to

ensure our communities and state can thrive

• Our solutions ensure more

people can help themselves achieve lasting stability

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Household income, Florida 2007-2015

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Sarasota County

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Trends in households by income by age, Florida, 2007-2015

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Sarasota County

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Percentage of households with income below the ALICE threshold by county, Florida 2007 & 2015

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By the numbers: local areas 2010-2015

2010 2012 2015 County

Poverty ALICE Over ALICE Poverty ALICE Over ALICE Poverty ALICE Over ALICE

DeSo.

20% 22% 58% 26% 27% 47% 22% 36% 42%

Hills.

15% 27% 58% 17% 26% 57% 15% 27% 58%

Mana.

12% 37% 51% 13% 31% 56% 12% 31% 57%

Pine.

13% 29% 58% 12% 28% 60% 13% 28% 59%

Sara.

10% 33% 57% 11% 28% 61% 8% 25% 67%

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% DeSoto Hillsborough Manatee Pinellas Sarasota

Percentage below ALICE threshold by race/ethnicity 2015

Asian Black Hispanic White

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