STAND UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Become an Advocate with United Way and fight for a Greater New Haven where all children are nurtured, all families are financially secure, and everyone has opportunities to reach their full potential.
Below you'll find information about the people we advocate for and the issues we stand behind, as well as ways that you can take action to speak up for your neighbors and your community.
YOUR NEIGHBOR ALICE
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
Many of our neighbors do not have the income to pay for necessities such as housing, food, child care, health care, technology and transportation – even though they may work multiple jobs.
United Way describes households facing these challenges with the acronym, ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
ALICE is the essential health care worker caring for our aging parents at home. ALICE is the teaching assistant who helps our children learn, or the bus driver who gets our kids to school. ALICE fixes our cars and works in our local shops and restaurants.
By joining our advocacy efforts, you can help ALICE families build strong financial foundations for long-term success.
ALICE IN ACTION
- Sign up for our ALICE IN ACTION e-newsletter and never miss an opportunity to advocate for yourself and your neighbors! This newsletter will focus on supporting and mobilizing ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) individuals and families across the Greater New Haven region. Click the button below to sign up!
- You'll receive:
- Legislative alerts
- Action opportunities to make your voice heard
- Toolkits and resources to support advocacy in your community
OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
- Creating a fully refundable Connecticut Child Tax Credit
- Funding homelessness prevention, crisis response, and housing by supporting the CT CAN End Homelessness Policy Agenda
- Invest in 211 to Meet Increasing Demand
- Stabilizing the child care sector by supporting the CT Early Childhood Alliance Policy Agenda