United Way of Northern New Jersey

We Are United Way And We Are United For ALICE
ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, technology, and transportation.

Through a series of new, standardized measurements, we are quantifying the size of the workforce in each state that is struggling financially, and the reasons why. These measurements provide a broader picture of financial insecurity than traditional federal poverty guidelines.