Targeting poverty: Struggling to survive when employed in Beaufort County - Washington Daily News

Targeting poverty: Struggling to survive when employed in Beaufort County - Washington Daily News

United for ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. Simply put, it is a new way of talking about households that work but still can’t afford the basic essentials and are struggling to survive. Numbers show that 46 percent of the population in Beaufort County is at Federal Poverty (FPL) or ALICE levels. “These are families that work at the grocery store, the barista where you get your coffee, restaurant workers, school…