Encourage students to attend a United Way-sponsored presentation to learn about community needs and how the nonprofit sector is working to fill the gaps.
The ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Experience is a simulation that sends participants through a guided group activity where they must make tough decisions ALICE families make on a daily basis. Groups are assigned to family profiles where they work together to make decisions within the limitations of their family budget while striving to achieve their financial goals. Families are presented with realistic challenges along the way. Participants walk away with a greater understanding of our community needs and ways in which the nonprofit sector is working to fill the gaps.
As of 2021, 37% of households in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region are struggling to afford basic needs. That calculation includes the 55,856 households in poverty as well as another 116,305 families defined as ALICE, earning above the Federal Poverty Level but less than what’s needed to survive in the modern economy.
This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about local needs. The presentation will take place on Thursday, March 26 2026 at 3:30 pm. Food will be served.