1.5 MILLION Michigan HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE BASIC NECESSITIES.
The ALICE Project reveals the previously untold story of the magnitude of financial hardship in Michigan.
38% of Michigan families struggle to afford the basics of housing, HOUSING, CHILD CARE, FOOD, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH CARE AND TRANSPORTATION.
Standing for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - ALICE represents those in our communities who are working yet still struggle to make ends meet. The ALICE Report is the most comprehensive depiction of need in Michigan to date. In the five years since Michigan United Ways released the first Michigan ALICE Report, Michigan residents have started to get a clearer picture of their neighbors, loved ones, friends, and acquaintances than ever before.
The REsearch
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The 2021 release of our fourth ALICE Report continues to inform the conversation about the real and present needs. This year’s ALICE report finds that low wages, reduced work hours, and depleted savings, combined with increased cost of living have made for an uneven economic recovery in Michigan following the 2008 recession. Learn more here.
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The ALICE in Focus Research Series takes this data to a new level, spotlighting the struggles of Michigan’s children living in financial hardship. Almost half (44%) of children in Michigan in 2019 lived in households with income below the ALICE Threshold, struggling to afford essentials in the communities where they lived. Learn more here.
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The Michigan ALICE Report and ALICE in Focus research briefs are made possible by United for ALICE. Visit the comprehensive research center to dig into ALICE data for your community.