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☆ Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves
  + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The report examined Americans who have identified as nonprofit workers on the Census' American Community Survey, including many employees in healthcare, educational services, and social assistance. Younger nonprofit workers are particularly struggling. According to the report, 37% of nonprofit workers under the age of 25 fall into the ALICE category. Similarly, 23% of nonprofit workers ages 25 to 44 are considered ALICEs. And, while 16% of white nonprofit workers were below the ALICE threshold, 35% of Black workers in the sector were struggling to make ends meet.
Persons: ALICE, Lisa Kelley, they're, It's, Cherie Tobias, Melissa Hedden Organizations: Service, United, Survey, Business, SNAP, Medicaid Locations: El Paso , Texas, Alexandria , Virginia, Cincinnati, Michigan
☆ America's way of measuring poverty is stuck in the 1960s. Here's how we can fix it.
  + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
Many forms of help are tied to the federal poverty line, which is calculated using a formula that has largely not been updated since the 1960s. The poverty line is calculated in an outdated wayThe current federal poverty line for the 48 contiguous states and Washington, DC, is $15,060 a year for one person, $20,440 for a family of two, and $31,200 for a family of four. Courtesy of Melissa HeddenMuch of the resistance to changing the federal poverty line could stem from the government's desire not to inflate the number of people in poverty overnight. AdvertisementRep. Kevin Mullin, a Democrat from California, has introduced legislation — called the Poverty Line Act— that would modernize the federal poverty line, taking into account actual costs of goods and how prices differ across regions. Do you make above the poverty line but not enough to meet your daily needs?
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☆ Living on $25,000: ALICEs who live paycheck to paycheck explain how they scrape together enough food to get by
  + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
However, this criteria leaves low-income households who don't qualify relying on thinly stretched grocery budgets, food pantries, or employer meal discounts. Many ALICEs worry their family will go hungry, but they're running out of options to put food on the table. AdvertisementKelley also said she doesn't live near many food pantries and has to drive long distances to reach a grocery store or Walmart. AdvertisementDo you live paycheck to paycheck? Are you open to sharing how you afford food, housing, and other expenses?
Persons: —, Cherie Tobias, Tobias, She's, ALICE —, she's, ALICE, Melinda Binkley, Binkley, Lisa Kelley, Kelley, Melissa Hedden, Hedden, it's, isn't Organizations: Service, Business, SNAP, Cincinnati, Walmart, BI Locations: Applebee's, Hastings , Michigan, Stillwater , Minnesota, Wilmington , North Carolina
☆ A low-income millennial mom was evicted from her apartment but isn't 'homeless enough to get help'
  + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
It's a studio-size garage apartment that she shares with her partner, her 11-year-old daughter, and their dog. The Airbnb is the third place in southeastern North Carolina where Hedden and her family have lived since mid-January. Advertisement"I'm not homeless enough to get certain help because I have a roof over my head," she said. "But I'm too homeless to get a job because I don't know where I'm going to live in three weeks. Without help, Hedden said she's "trying not to drown."
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