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FINANCIAL SECURITY
Creating a stronger financial future for every generation.
VITA Tax Preparation
VITA Tax Prep
File your taxes for Free this year with VITA and My Free Taxes! To schedule an appointment with a trained tax preparer to file for free call United Way at 906-226-8171 or to file on your own for free
ALICE Report
What is the 'Alice' Report?
Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed
Of Michigan's 4,076,984 households in 2023…
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14% earned below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
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27% were ALICE, in households that earned above the FPL but not enough to afford the basics in the communities where they live
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Together, 41% of households in Michigan were below the ALICE Threshold (poverty + ALICE divided by total households)
It is a complex term for a population we know too well. ALICE is working hard, but barely surviving and definitely not thriving. ALICE is part of our economic engine but ALICE is struggling. ALICE may be a college student, working and going to school hoping for a better life or a senior citizen making a difficult choice between food, housing and prescriptions. ALICE could be a working dad, with childcare, transportation and housing costs that leave very little to provide shoes for his children. ALICE is many of us.
Financial Security Resources
No one can anticipate an emergency or, better yet, an unexpected opportunity. With that in mind United Way of Marquette County has created the Safety Net Fund. The Safety Net Fund will support local nonprofit agencies who provide direct support services in the community by filling an emergent and unexpected need in the organization. This may include expenses in response to emergency events or natural disasters, but also includes unexpected opportunities to advance agency programming not previously in the budget. The key factor is the unexpected nature of the needed funds.
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