{"id":1771,"date":"2023-06-22T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/alice-report\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:36:34","slug":"alice-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-to-know-us\/alice-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Informe ALICE"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":333,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-1771","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero":{"kicker_text":"","heading":"ALICE Report","summary":"Through the Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) Report, we aim to inform the conversation about the real and present needs of our residents.","image":2135,"cta":"","bubble":35}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">En el sureste de Michigan, m\u00e1s del 40 % de los hogares tienen dificultades para cubrir sus necesidades b\u00e1sicas.<\/h6>\r\nSon ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, es decir, personas con activos limitados, ingresos restringidos y empleo). Son padres que no pueden pagar una guarder\u00eda de calidad. Son personas mayores que se ven obligadas a elegir entre comprar comida o medicamentos. Son familias que luchan bajo el peso del aumento de los precios. Son miembros de nuestras familias, nuestros amigos y nuestros vecinos.\r\n\r\nEllos son la raz\u00f3n por la que United Way for Southeastern Michigan trabaja junto con sus socios y la comunidad para cerrar la brecha entre lo que ganan las personas y el costo de vida, de modo que todas las familias, en todos los c\u00f3digos postales, tengan las mismas oportunidades de prosperar. Cuando ALICE pasa de simplemente sobrevivir a prosperar, toda la comunidad sale ganando.","right_rail_type":"callout","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"The data","abstract":"The 2026 ALICE Report uses the most recent data available from the 2024 American Community Survey, which was released to the public in stages from November 2025-January 2026. \r\n"},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/of-Southeastern-Michigan-households-struggle-to-afford-basic-needs-like-housing-food-and-child-care.png\" alt=\"2026 ALICE map showing that 41 percent of Southeastern Michigan households fall under the ALICE threshold, including 32 percent of Oakland County residents, 39 percent of Macomb County residents, 36 percent of Washtenaw County residents and 50 percent of Wayne County residents.\" width=\"766\" height=\"655\" \/>","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"The data","abstract":"The 2026 ALICE Report uses data from 2024. It tells us that hundreds of thousands of families in Southeastern Michigan don't make enough to afford a no-frills household budget. "},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_usm_impact_story","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_usm_impact_story":{"style":"default","large_image":null,"headshot":1777,"audio":null,"quote":"Learning about the ALICE report and this data, [red]I feel like somebody cares.[\/red] Somebody is actually paying attention to our struggle and trying to do something about it. That\u2019s a good thing.","attribution":"Sophia","button":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h2>Acerca del informe ALICE<\/h2>\r\nEl Informe ALICE de 2026, producido por la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmich.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asociaci\u00f3n de United Ways de Michigan<\/a> en colaboraci\u00f3n con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedforalice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unidos por ALICE<\/a>, reveals the magnitude of financial hardship in Michigan and offers an in-depth look at how ALICE households are faring when faced with rising costs and the end of pandemic-era supports.\r\n\r\nThe report compares household earnings to the true cost of living in our region. It\u2019s a more accurate measurement of household finances than the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), which is based on food prices established in the 1970s and indexed to inflation, meaning it doesn\u2019t capture the reality of essential household expenses like health care, food and child care.\r\n\r\nWhile only 15% of households in our region are reported to live at or below the poverty level, an additional 27% of households have incomes below the ALICE survival budget. Combined, these two numbers make up the percentage of total Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne County households that fell below the ALICE Survival Budget Threshold.","right_rail_type":"stat","stat":{"title":"6,278","abstract":"additional families in our region now fall below the federal poverty line compared to last year's report."},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-ALICE-budget.png\" alt=\"2026 ALICE budget for two adults and two children, showing the ALICE threshold is $97,080 annually.\" width=\"646\" height=\"657\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe ALICE survival budget shows the bare minimum costs to afford the basics in our region.\r\n\r\nAs of the 2026 report, that budget is $97,080 for a family of four \u2014 about $8,090 a month, including rent, utilities, childcare, food, healthcare, transportation, technology and taxes.","right_rail_type":"stat","stat":{"title":"7.8%","abstract":"The cost of survival for a family of four in Southeastern Michigan increased by 7.8% over last year's report. 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