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STUDY OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

UnitedWayALICE.org/Louisiana

Fall 2015

ALICE®

ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED

Regional Summary for Southeast Louisiana

Percentage of Households below the ALICE Threshold by Parish, Louisiana, 2013

FUNDERS AND PARTNERSNational ALICE Advisory CouncilThe United Way ALICE Project is partially funded and supported by the National ALICE Advisory Council, a body of corporate and national organizations convened to elevate ALICE’s voice to a national level. The Council is a forum for sharing experiences, developing best practices, and building innovative impact strategies tostabilize ALICE households and our broader economy. Current members include:

AT&T | Atlantic Health System | Deloitte | Entergy | Johnson & JohnsonNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | UPS

Louisiana Friends of ALICEThe Louisiana Association of United Ways is grateful for the support of corporate partners who are committed to the success of this project and helping bring the message of ALICE to the state of Louisiana. Current Louisiana Friends of ALICE include:

Dear Louisianans:

Entergy and our employees are blessed to be an integral part of this state. We don’t know what the future holds, but we do know it will need people, with imagination and ingenuity, to unlock problems – and turn ephemeral ideas into a new reality.

Whoever we are, and wherever we came from, all of us here are looking to the next frontier, trying to create the kind of future we want – the kind of future that offers opportunity for all Louisiana residents.

From its very beginnings, this is a state used to hardship – we have suffered famines and wars, storms and disasters. Every single time, the people of Louisiana, pull together and come back stronger than before.

At Entergy, we always say that we are more than a power company – that what we do powers the lives of the people we serve. Entergy is committed to giving back to the community, because we can only be as strong as the communities we serve. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best when he said, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be, until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.”

In the decade since devastating hurricanes Katrina and Rita ripped up the Gulf coast, Entergy has invested about $1 billion upgrading Louisiana plants and substations, and nearly $200 million hardening transmission and distribution systems. But more importantly, we have also invested approximately $60 million in community efforts, to create a stronger, more prosperous and sustainable Louisiana.

As one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Louisiana, we take seriously our responsibility to support efforts such as the United Way ALICE Project.

We will use this report to do our part, knowing it will take everyone working together to create a brighter future for ALICE and indeed for all of us.

We appreciate the partnership of United Way as we work together to build stronger communities throughout Louisiana.

Sincerely,

Patty RiddlebargerDirector of Corporate Social Responsibility Entergy Corporation

DO YOU KNOW ALICE? Of course you do. ALICE is everywhere.

From Amite to Arabi, Belle Chasse to Bogalusa, Mandeville to Marrero, the east bank to the west bank of New Orleans—ALICE lives in the wonderful mosaic of communities that make up Southeast Louisiana.

ALICE is Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed—a term to describe residents across Louisiana who are working hard, yet still struggling to make ends meet. ALICE has low-paying jobs, little or no savings, and is one emergency from falling into poverty.

ALICE represents community members working in jobs that are needed, but don’t always pay enough to afford the basics, such as our child care teachers, home health aides, mechanics, store clerks, office assistants and more. ALICE is men and women of all ages and races. ALICE is your customers, constituents, neighbors—even family members and friends. ALICE is the ‘working poor’.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana, in conjunction with the Louisiana Association of United Ways, has published the groundbreaking new study of financial hardship in our state. The United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana reveals 695,719 households—40 percent of the state’s total—are ALICE. More than 208,000 of ALICE households live in southeast Louisiana.

The United Way ALICE Report employs a Household Survival Budget (HSB), incorporating household costs such as housing, food, child care, transportation, healthcare and taxes establishing a threshold for ALICE to survive. The average HSB for ALICE households in our seven-parish region estimates $19,248 is needed for individuals and $48,492 for a 2 parent/1 preschooler/1 infant family to afford the bare minimum. While this exceeds the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) of $11,490 for a single adult and $23,550 for a family of four, ALICE can barely live paycheck to paycheck.

Our goals are to give ALICE a voice, leverage the hard work of United Way and other nonprofits, and make it clear more needs to be done to help ALICE and those living in poverty so we can build a better, stronger Louisiana. We believe the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana can equip communities with information to create innovative solutions.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana plans to use the ALICE study as a framework for improving lives and strengthening local communities. Many of the social problems in our region have the same root cause - Poverty. Equipped with knowledge gained from 63 listening sessions held across our service area, United Way of Southeast Louisiana identified poverty as its “Big Issue” going forward. We've put our stake in the ground. We want businesses and individuals to join us in developing strategies and partnerships to educate and empower people to help lift them out of poverty.

We thank Entergy Corporation for serving as our lead sponsor to the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana and as a member of the National ALICE Advisory Council with other national corporate sponsors seeking to help ALICE across the country. We also thank JPMorgan Chase for support as a Louisiana Friend of ALICE.

The complete United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana as well as this Regional Summary for Southeast Louisiana can be viewed at www.unitedwaysela.org/ALICE.

Michael Williamson President and CEO United Way of Southeast Louisiana

Sarah Berthelot President and CEO Louisiana Association of United Ways

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYWHO IS ALICE? With the cost of living higher than what most wages pay, ALICE families – an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – work hard and earn above the Federal Poverty Level, but not enough to afford a basic household budget of housing, child care, food, transportation, and health care. ALICE households live in every parish in Louisiana – urban, suburban, and rural. They include women and men, young and old, of all races and ethnicities.

In Louisiana, 695,719 households – fully 40 percent – struggled to afford basic household necessities in 2013. 208,398 households were in Southeast Louisiana.

WHO IS STRUGGLING?While the Federal Poverty Level reports that only 19 percent of Louisiana households face financial hardship, an additional 21 percent (368,682 households) qualify as ALICE. In Southeast Louisiana 42% of the population is ALICE.

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY ALICE HOUSEHOLDS INLOUISIANA?Low wage jobs dominate the local economy: More than 70 percent of jobs in Louisiana pay less than $20 per hour, with most paying less than $15 per hour ($15 per hour full time = $30,000/year). These jobs – especially service jobs that pay below $20 per hour and require only a high school education or less – will grow far faster than higher-wage jobs over the next decade.

The basic cost of living outpaces wages: The cost of basic household expenses in Louisiana is more than most of the region’s jobs can support. The average annual Household Survival Budget for a Louisiana family of four (two adults with one infant and one preschooler) is $42,444 – nearly double the U.S. family poverty level of $23,550.

Jobs are not located near housing that is affordable: After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and through the Great Recession from 2007 to 2010, housing affordability fell by one-third, and job opportunities fell 9 percent. Conditions did not improve from 2010 to 2013, so it remains difficult for ALICE households to find both housing affordability and job opportunities in many parishes in Louisiana.

Public and private assistance helps, but doesn’t achieve financial stability: Assistance provides essential support for households below the ALICE Threshold but cannot lift all households to economic stability. Government, nonprofit, and health care organizations spend $10 billion on services for ALICE and poverty-level households in Louisiana to supplement their income, but even that total is still 14 percent short of lifting all households above the ALICE Threshold.

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AT-A-GLANCE: LOUISIANA 2013 Point-in-Time Data

Population: 4,625,470 | Number of Parishes: 64 | Number of Households: 1,730,059

Median Household Income (state average): $44,164

Unemployment Rate (state average): 8%

Gini Coefficient (zero = equality; one = inequality) (state average): 0.49

How many households are struggling?ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, are households that earn more than the U.S. poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living for the state (the ALICE Threshold). Combined, the number of poverty and ALICE households (40 percent) equals the total Louisiana population struggling to afford basic needs.

Income Assessment for LouisianaThe total annual income of poverty-level and ALICE households in Louisiana is $10.7 billion, which includes wages and Social Security. This is only 44.4 percent of the amount needed just to reach the ALICE Threshold of $24.1 billion statewide. Government and nonprofit assistance makes up an additional 41.7 percent, or $10 billion, but that still leaves an Unfilled Gap of 14 percent, or $3.4 billion.

ALICE Threshold – Earned Income and Assistance = Unfilled Gap

$24.1 billion – $20.7 billion = $3.4 billion

What does it cost to afford the basic necessities?This bare-minimum Household Survival Budget does not allow for any savings, leaving a household vulnerable to unexpected expenses. Affording only a very modest living in each community, this budget is still significantly more than the U.S. poverty level of $11,490 for a single adult and $23,550 for a family of four.

Monthly Costs – Louisiana Average – 2013

SINGLE ADULT2 ADULTS, 1 INFANT, 1 PRESCHOOLER

2007 – 2013 PERCENT CHANGE

Housing $517 $713 20%

Child Care $– $791 16%

Food $177 $535 17%

Transportation $347 $694 8%

Health Care $109 $435 17%

Taxes $161 $47 -39%

Miscellaneous $131 $322 11%

Monthly Total $1,442 $3,537 11%

ANNUAL TOTAL $17,304 $42,444 11%

Hourly Wage $8.65/hour $21.22/hour 11%

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Parish Total HH% ALICE

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Acadia 22,837 45%

Allen 8,108 45%

Ascension 40,762 22%

Assumption 8,658 40%

Avoyelles 15,050 49%

Beauregard 12,966 37%

Bienville 5,668 50%

Bossier 47,151 33%

Caddo 98,570 44%

Calcasieu 76,601 40%

Caldwell 3,935 42%

Cameron 2,529 25%

Catahoula 3,767 43%

Claiborne 5,726 50%

Concordia 7,733 52%

De Soto 10,208 46%

East Baton Rouge 168,824 35%

East Carroll 2,488 66%

East Feliciana 7,052 39%

Evangeline 12,053 47%

Franklin 7,388 54%

Grant 7,328 47%

Iberia 26,536 38%

Iberville 11,396 44%

Jackson 6,090 42%

Jefferson 167,442 41%

Jefferson Davis 11,587 44%

Lafayette 88,453 32%

Lafourche 34,469 36%

La Salle 5,619 36%

Lincoln 17,221 51%

Livingston 47,465 36%

Louisiana Parishes, 2013

Parish Total HH% ALICE

& Poverty

Madison 4,068 64%

Morehouse 10,424 57%

Natchitoches 14,544 49%

Orleans 158,354 47%

Ouachita 56,477 45%

Plaquemines 8,673 35%

Pointe Coupee 8,848 46%

Rapides 48,074 43%

Red River 3,320 40%

Richland 7,674 47%

Sabine 9,193 45%

St Bernard 14,251 51%

St Charles 18,190 37%

St Helena 4,130 51%

St James 7,937 34%

St John The Baptist 15,182 40%

St Landry 31,698 49%

St Martin 18,615 41%

St Mary 20,077 42%

St Tammany 88,248 31%

Tangipahoa 46,039 42%

Tensas 2,049 55%

Terrebonne 38,949 32%

Union 8,507 51%

Vermilion 21,447 36%

Vernon 17,856 40%

Washington 17,549 51%

Webster 15,410 46%

West Baton Rouge 9,057 36%

West Carroll 4,130 49%

West Feliciana 4,007 44%

Winn 5,402 46%

AT-A-GLANCE: LOUISIANA 2013 Point-in-Time Data

Population: 4,625,470 | Number of Parishes: 64 | Number of Households: 1,730,059

Median Household Income (state average): $44,164

Unemployment Rate (state average): 8%

Gini Coefficient (zero = equality; one = inequality) (state average): 0.49

Sources: 2013 Point-in-Time Data: American Community Survey, 2013. ALICE demographics: American Community Survey, 2013, and the ALICE Threshold, 2013. Income Assessment: Office of Management and Budget, 2014; Department of Treasury, 2015; American Community Survey, 2013; National Association of State Budget Officers, 2014; NCCS Data Web Report Builder, 2010; see Appendix E. Budget: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state Treasury, and Child Care Aware,2013; American Community Survey, 1-year estimate.

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NOTE: Municipal-level data on this page is for Census Places. Totals will not match parish-level data; municipal-level data often relies on 3- and 5-year averages and is not available for the smallest towns that do not report income.

2013 Point-in-Time DataJefferson Parish, 2013

Town Total HH% ALICE

& Poverty

Avondale 1,720 46%

Barataria 376 44%

Bridge 2,448 56%

Elmwood 2,731 28%

Estelle 5,376 32%

Grand Isle 366 46%

Gretna 6,644 53%

Harahan 3,866 30%

Harvey 7,678 49%

Jean Lafitte 701 38%

Jefferson 5,161 47%

Kenner 24,845 35%

Lafitte 491 27%

Marrero 12,261 58%

Metairie 59,686 35%

River Ridge 5,729 31%

Terrytown 8,421 46%

Timberlane 3,429 35%

Waggaman 3,445 52%

Westwego 3,689 54%

Woodmere 3,714 34%

Household Survival Budget, Jefferson Parish


Housing $637 $935

Child Care $– $930

Food $177 $535

Transportation $347 $694

Health Care $109 $435

Miscellaneous $146 $367

Taxes $188 $144

Monthly Total $1,604 $4,041

ANNUAL TOTAL $19,248 $48,492

Hourly Wage $9.62 $24.25

ALICE IN JEFFERSON PARISH

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state Treasury, and Child Care Aware, 2013; American Community Survey, 1 year estimate.

Population: 434,767 | Number of Households: 167,442Median Household Income: $46,576 (state average: $44,164)Unemployment Rate: 6.8% (state average: 8%)Gini Coefficient (zero = equality; one = inequality): 0.49 (state average: 0.49)

How many households are struggling?ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, are households that earn more than the U.S. poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living for the parish. Combined, the number of poverty and ALICE households equals the total population struggling to afford basic needs.

What are the economic conditions?The Economic Viability Dashboard evaluates community conditions for ALICE in three core areas. Each is an index with a scale of 1 (worst) to 100 (best).

Housing Job CommunityAffordability Opportunities Resources

good (58) fair (52) good (61)

What does it cost to afford the basic necessities?This bare-minimum budget does not allow for any savings, leaving a household vulnerable to unexpected expenses. Affording only a very modest living in each community, this budget is still significantly more than the U.S. poverty level of $11,490 for a single adult and $23,550 for a family of four.

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2013 Point-in-Time DataOrleans Parish, 2013


& Poverty

New Orleans 158,354 48%

Household Survival Budget, Orleans Parish


Housing $637 $935


Food $177 $535




Taxes $188 $144


ANNUAL TOTAL $19,248 $48,492


ALICE IN ORLEANS PARISH






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2013 Point-in-Time DataPlaquemines Parish, 2013


& Poverty

Belle Chasse 4,859 27%

Boothville 325 60%

Buras 391 50%

Empire 393 48%

Port Sulphur 647 48%

Household Survival Budget, Plaquemines Parish


Housing $637 $935


Food $177 $535




Taxes $188 $144


ANNUAL TOTAL $19,248 $48,492


ALICE IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH


Population: 23,690 | Number of Households: 8,673Median Household Income: $52,136 (state average: $44,164)Unemployment Rate: 6% (state average: 8%)Gini Coefficient (zero = equality; one = inequality): 0.45 (state average: 0.49)




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2013 Point-in-Time DataSt. Bernard Parish, 2013


& Poverty

Arabi 1,543 55%

Chalmette 6,604 55%

Meraux 1,988 35%

Poydras 796 60%

Violet 2,035 47%

Household Survival Budget, St. Bernard Parish


Housing $637 $935


Food $177 $535




Taxes $188 $144


ANNUAL TOTAL $19,248 $48,492


ALICE IN ST. BERNARD PARISH






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2013 Point-in-Time DataSt. Tammany Parish, 2013


& Poverty

Abita Springs 987 25%

Covington 3,346 43%

Eden Isle 2,955 18%

Folsom 279 49%

Lacombe 3,137 42%

Madisonville 359 33%

Mandeville 4,741 24%

Pearl River 865 46%

Slidell 9,741 37%

Sun 122 55%

Household Survival Budget, St. Tammany Parish


Housing $637 $935


Food $177 $535




Taxes $188 $119


ANNUAL TOTAL $19,248 $47,184


ALICE IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH






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2013 Point-in-Time Data

Household Survival Budget, Tangipahoa Parish


Housing $538 $819


Food $177 $535




Taxes $166 $82


ANNUAL TOTAL $17,640 $45,168


ALICE IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH


Tangipahoa Parish, 2013


& Poverty

Amite 1,203 49%

Hammond 6,794 55%

Independence 690 46%

Kentwood 776 67%

Natalbany 1,017 52%

Ponchatoula 2,755 45%

Roseland 415 56%

Tangipahoa 242 59%

Tickfaw 278 41%

Population: 125,412 | Number of Households: 46,039Median Household Income: $44,166 (state average: $44,164)Unemployment Rate: 13% (state average: 8%)Gini Coefficient (zero = equality; one = inequality): 0.46 (state average: 0.49)




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2013 Point-in-Time Data

Household Survival Budget, Washington Parish


Housing $467 $636


Food $177 $535




Taxes $150 $41


ANNUAL TOTAL $16,500 $42,204


ALICE IN WASHINGTON PARISH


Washington Parish, 2013


& Poverty

Angie 142 45%

Bogalusa 4,525 60%

Franklinton 1,405 55%

Varnado 141 68%





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Household Income by Age, Louisiana, 2013

Households by Race/Ethnicity and Income, Louisiana, 2013

Households below the ALICE Threshold, Largest Cities and Towns in Louisiana, 2013

Stability vs. Survival Budget, Louisiana, 2013

Occupations by employment and wage

Consequences of Households Living below the ALICE Threshold in Louisiana

THE UNITED WAY ALICE PROJECTThe United Way ALICE Project provides a framework, language, and tools to measure and understand the struggles of the growing number of households in our communities who do not earn enough to afford basic necessities, a population called ALICE. This national research initiative partners with state United Way organizations, such as the Louisiana Association of United Ways, to deliver research-based data that can stimulate meaningful discussion, attract new partners, and ultimately inform strategies that affect positive change.

Based on the overwhelming success of this research in identifying and articulating the needs of this vulnerable population, the United Way ALICE Project has grown from a pilot in Morris County, New Jersey in 2009, to the entire state of New Jersey in 2012, and now to the national level with United Way ALICE Reports in ten states and more on the way.

As much as one-third of the population of the United States lives in an ALICE household. Eleven Louisiana United Ways are proud to join the some 250 United Ways from the other participating states to better understand the struggles of ALICE. The result is that ALICE is rapidly becoming part of the common vernacular, appearing in grant applications, in the media, and in public forums discussing financial hardship in communities across the country.

Together, United Ways, government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations have the opportunity to evaluate the current solutions and discover innovative approaches to give ALICE a voice, and to create changes that improve life for ALICE and the wider community.

To access reports from all ten states, visit UnitedWayALICE.org

States with United Way ALICE Reports

MarylandDistrict ofColumbia

Oregon

Nevada

California

Washington Montana

Idaho

North Dakota

Wyoming

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Illinois

Missouri

Iowa

Oklahoma

Texas

ColoradoUtah

Arizona New MexicoArkansas Tennessee

Kentucky Virginia

Pennsylvania

Delaware

ConnecticutRhode Island

Massachusetts

New HampshireVermont

Maine

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

South Carolina

Indiana

Michigan

Ohio

Alabama

Georgia

Florida

MississippiLouisiana

Hawaii

Alaska

West Virginia

First Cohort (2014)

New Jersey (2012)

Second Cohort (2015)

http://UnitedWayALICE.org

THE ALICE RESEARCH TEAMThe United Way ALICE Project provides high quality, research-based information to foster a better understanding of who is struggling in our communities. To produce the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana, a team of researchers collaborated with a Research Advisory Committee, composed of 19 representatives from around Louisiana, who advised and contributed to our United Way ALICE Report. This collaborative model, practiced in each state, ensures each United Way ALICE Report presents unbiased data that is replicable, easily updated on a regular basis, and sensitive to local context. Working closely with United Ways, the United Way ALICE Project seeks to equip communities with information to create innovative solutions.

Lead Researcher and National DirectorStephanie Hoopes, Ph.D. is the lead researcher and national director of the United Way ALICE Project. Dr. Hoopes’ work focuses on the political economy of the United States and specifically on the circumstances of low-income households. Her research has garnered both state and national media attention. She began the United Way ALICE Project as a pilot study of the low-income community in affluent Morris County, New Jersey in 2009, and has overseen its expansion into a national initiative to more accurately measure financial hardship in states across the country. In 2015, Dr. Hoopes joined the staff at United Way of Northern New Jersey in order to grow this work in new and innovative ways as more and more states become involved.

Dr. Hoopes was an assistant professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University-Newark, from 2011 to 2015, and director of Rutgers-Newark’s New Jersey DataBank, which makes data available to citizens and policymakers on current issues in 20 policy areas, from 2011 to 2012. SPAA continues to support the United Way ALICE Project with access to research resources.

Dr. Hoopes has a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics, a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

Research Support TeamAndrew Abrahamson Laurie Hills, M.B.A. Hanjin Mao, M.P.A. Jami Thall

ALICE Research Advisory Committee for Louisiana Vicki Mack, M.H.A., Ph.D.The Data Center

Clair Hebert Marceaux, PCEDCameron Parish Policy Jury

Jan MollerLouisiana Budget Project

Dave N. Norris Jr., Ph.D.Louisiana Tech University

Alexandra PriebeLouisiana Public Health Institute

Peggy RameyBHP Billiton

Kim Hunter-Reed, D.P.P., M.P.A.HCM Strategists

Gary Asmus, Ph.D.Workforce Opportunity Services

Robin A. Barnes, M.P.A.Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Ali R. BustamanteLoyola University New Orleans

Steven Dick, Ph.D.University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Barry ErwinCouncil for A Better Louisiana

Robert Eisenstadt, Ph.D.University of Louisiana at Monroe

John L. LaCour, M.S.W, retiredUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

Tre RialsNew Orleans Business Alliance

Patty RiddlebargerEntergy Corporation

Bill RodierSt. Landry Parish Economic Development

Adrienne C. SlackFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - New Orleans Branch

Monty Sullivan, Ed.D.Louisiana Community and Technical College System

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ALICE - United Way SELA · 2016. 1. 26. · the amount needed just to reach the ALICE Threshold of $24.1 billion statewide. Government and nonprofit assistance makes up an additional