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• Addressing the needs of working poor in NWLA as assistance requests increase - KTAL Channel 6 12/3/24

• How many hours does a worker need to afford groceries for a week in Louisiana? - BRProud.com 7/25/24

• UW: Despite bigger paychecks, struggling households continue to increase across southeast Louisiana - AN17 News 5/26/24

• Poverty continues to rise in Louisiana - KNOE News 8 5/24/24

• Despite Bigger Paychecks, Struggling Households in Louisiana Continue to Increase - Bossier Press-Tribune 5/23/24

• Nearly half of southeast Louisianians struggle to afford basic needs, study finds - Fox 8 News 5/22/24

• New study finds growing economic hardship in Louisiana despite rising wages - KNOE News 8 5/22/24

• Increasing number of people in SWLA can’t make ends meet - KPLC Channel 7 7/5/23

• New Report Demonstrates the Financial Hardship Faced by 51 Percent of Louisiana Households Who Struggle to Afford the Basics  - The Houma Times  6/14/23

• Poverty and ALICE numbers released by United Way of Acadiana – KADN Channel 15 5/31/23

• Over half of Louisiana residents cannot afford basic necessities – KTAL Channel 6 5/28/23

• New report shows 47% of St. John households earn below rising cost of living – L’Observateur 5/27/23

• United Way report shows state mired in poverty – The Eunice News 5/26/23
• The New ALICE Report – The Newell Normand Show 5/26/23

• United Way of Southwest Louisiana helping send kids to summer camps – The Daily Advertiser 5/26/23

• New report demonstrates the financial hardship faced by 51 percent of Louisiana households who struggle to afford the basics – KLAX 5/25/23

• New Report Demonstrates the Financial Hardship Faced by 51 Percent of Louisiana Households Who Struggle to Afford the Basics – Yahoo Finance 5/25/23

• 51% of Louisiana households struggle to make ends meet – Louisiana Radio Network 5/25/23

• ALICE report shows 55% of Cenla families living below threshold – KALB 5/25/23

• Percent of income-challenged Louisiana households rose 3% during pandemic, United Way report shows – The Acadiana Advocate 5/25/23

• Half of Louisiana families aren't making enough money for basic needs – BRProud.com 5/25/23

• 51% of Louisiana households cannot afford basic life necessities - KTVE Channel 10 5/25/23

• New report highlights financial burdens faced by many Louisiana families in 2023 - KNOE News 8 5/25/23

• Half of Louisiana families can't afford essentials, report says - The Daily Advertiser 5/25/23 

• ALICE report shows post pandemic households struggle to afford essentials  – The West Side Journal 5/25/23   

• More Than Half Of Shreveport Residents Live In Abject Poverty - K945

• Louisiana Considered On-Air Interview with Sarah Berthelot - WWNO 89.9 8/11/22

• Recent report highlights struggles of disabled in Louisiana - BRProud.com 7/28/22

• New research: 60% of people with disabilities in Louisiana are living in financial hardship - L'Observateur 7/30/22

• Before the pandemic more than half of Louisiana’s children live in households struggling to give them basic needs - Louisiana Radio Network 4/11/22

• Families living paycheck to paycheck receive short end of the stick, study reveals - BRProud.com 4/6/22

• 51% of Louisiana households don't meet a basic needs 'survival budget,' according to United Ways - The Advocate 9/24/21

• 2020 Census shows changes in St. John Parish population - L'Observateur 8/18/21

• More than school supplies: How United Way of Acadiana’s Stuff the Bus helps families and improves local education - The Advocate 7/27/21

• Capital Area United Way awards $25k grant to Volunteers of America of Greater Baton Rouge - BRProud.com 6/1/21

• What do you think homelessness looks like? You'd be surprised. - The News Star 3/8/21

• Working Poor: Hurricane Laura's lasting effects on working families - KALB - 9/18/20

• United Way report paints dismal economic picture for area - KEEL 101.7 FM 8/2020 

• Working Poor: ALICE report paints grim reality for Louisiana families - KALB 8/13/20

• Our Views: The working poor need our investment in their progress - The Advocate 8/13/20

• UW's ALICE Report: COVID-19 Hit Already Distressed Families - Crowley Today 8/11/20

• More Than Half of Louisiana Families Weren’t Financially Ready for Pandemic - KPEL 965 8/10/20

• ALICE report shows 19 percent of Caddo Parish households at poverty level - The Shreveport Times 8/7/20

• Report: ALICE, poverty households increase in Louisiana - KTBS Channel 3 8/6/20

• Report shows 'working poor' households increasing in Louisiana as low-wage jobs grow - The Acadiana Advocate 8/6/20

• Report sheds new light on economic hardship - KNOE Channel 8 8/6/20

• Study shows 49% of Rapides families struggle to meet basic needs - The Town Talk 8/6/20

• Ouachita costs exceed state average as ALICE families priced out of survival in Louisiana - The News Star 8/6/20

• COVID-19 Impacts Distressed Families Hard - Eunice Today 8/6/20

• United Way's ALICE is in focus as jobs disrupted - Eunice Today 5/8/20

• Legislators, business leaders learn about early education - The News Star 2/12/2020

• Resources for financial hardships with United Way of Northwest Louisiana - NBC 6 NEWS 10/15/19

• United Way Report gives Local Economic Outlook  - KEEL 1.17 FM 10/3/19

• Who is accountable for providing help for homeless population? - American Press 8/1/19

• Local woman shares the realities of homelessness, so it doesn't happen to you - KTAL NBC 6 4/29/19

• NBC 10/FOX 1 helps United Way to promote 'One Paycheck Away' series with other chapters in the south - NBC10/FOX 10 - 3/19/19

• Because of Louisiana, the Minimum Wage in New Orleans Is a Poverty Wage - CityLab 2/22/19

• Legislation puts early learners at head of class - American Press 2/14/19

• Recorded Live - ONE PAYCHECK AWAY: The new face of financial need - KTVE Channel 10 2/1/19

• ONE PAYCHECK AWAY: The new face of financial need - KTVE Channel 10 2/12/19

• Our Views: Only a few bills from disaster, working families hurting in Louisiana - The Advocate 2/6/19

• Study: 6,000 Families Work, Can't Pay Bills - St. Mary Now & Franklin Banner-Tribune 1/31/19

• Bayou to Beltway Interview - 1/30/19

• Living a life like ALICE - Poverty simulation puts tough decisions into perspective - The American Press 1/25/19

• Talk Business and Politics Interview - 1/23/19

• St. Landry-Evangeline United Way presents ALICE data - KATC 1/22/19

• Over half of NELA families can't meet basic household budget - The Monroe News Star 1/17/19

• Rising cost of living in Louisiana sinks households in poverty - Tulane Hullabaloo 1/16/19

• United Way of Northeast Louisiana highlighting the amount of people living paycheck to paycheck - KNOE 1/15/19

• United Way: 28 percent of Baton Rouge families above poverty level but below survival budget - The Advocate 1/15/19

• Louisiana must find ways to give families better opportunities - NOLA.com/The Times Picayune Editorial Board 1/15/19

• Report on Louisiana livable wages released - The Louisiana Weekly 1/14/19

• United Way gets neighbors helping neighbors in Pineville - KALB 1/14/19

• United Way Boss Talks Economic Plight of Shreveport, Bossier - News Radio 710 KEEL 1/11/19

• Many struggling to make ends meet - The American Press 1/10/19

• Who is ALICE? United Way identifies Louisiana residents struggling to survive - KALB 1/10/19

• Just how poor are Louisiana residents? - Leesville Daily Leader 1/10/19

• The Louisiana ALICE Report Explained - KADN News 15 1/10/19

• New Report Shows Number Of Working Poor Households On Rise In Louisiana - KPEL 1/10/19

• Report: More than half of NWLA households struggle with expenses - The Shreveport Times 1/10/19

• REPORT: Nearly half of Louisiana residents can't afford basic needs - WVLA 1/9/19

• Latest United Way ALICE report shows many local families struggle financially - The Westside Journal 1/9/19

• UNITED WAY ALICE REPORT REVEALS SAD REALITY - La. households struggling to make ends meet increases - American Press 1/8/19

• Cost for family of 4 in New Orleans? $60K a year, and more than half the city is struggling - The Advocate 1/8/19

• United Way ALICE Report: Many struggling to make ends meet in NE Louisiana - KTVE 1/8/19

• 19 percent of EBR residents living in poverty, according to new research - WAFB Channel 9 1/8/19

• ALICE Report Reveals Nearly Half Of Acadiana Lives Paycheck To Paycheck - KADN 1/8/19

• The Louisiana Association of United Ways releases its ALICE report - KNOE 1/8/19

• United Way ALICE Report: Many struggling to make ends meet in NW Louisiana - KTAL NBC 6 1/8/19

• Report: Half of local households can't meet basic needs - The Town Talk 1/8/19

• More than half of Baton Rouge households struggle to afford basic needs - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report 1/8/19

• Louisiana ALICE Report Update: Nearly Half of Louisiana Households Struggle to Make Ends Meet - PR News Wire 1/8/19

• United Way study states 27% of Livingston Parish can't afford basic necessities, but are employed; 13% live in poverty - The Livingston Parish News 1/8/19

• Report: Over half of NWLA residents struggle to make a living - KSLA News 12 1/8/19

• It takes $61,000 a year for a family to get by in New Orleans. Many are struggling. - NOLA.com 1/8/19

• Forty percent of Americans still struggle to get by despite strong economy - The New York Post 8/28/18

• United Way seeks help for students heading back to school - Bossier Press-Tribune 7/19/18

• 40% of Americans dangerously close to poverty - WWL AM 870/FM 105.3 5/18/18

• ALICE program aims to assist low-income households - Daily World 5/18/18

• New study sheds light on poverty levels in New Orleans - Fox 8 5/17/18

• Study: More Americans are just 1 financial hardship away from poverty - Fox 8 5/16/18

• Learning about United Way - Minden Press Herald 5/14/18

• United Way uses report to reveal low-income living in Caddo parish - KTAL 4/25/18

• Much of Louisiana's workforce struggles for higher pay - KSLA 3/28/18

• Governor releases anti-poverty agenda - The Louisiana Weekly 3/19/18

• Poverty simulation helps raise awareness about New Orleans region's struggling families - The Advocate New Orleans 3/6/18

• Lake Charles to offer free dental, vision care - The American Press 2/23/18

• Tax exemptions force working poor to pay for business tax breaks - The Shreveport Times 2/19/18

• Commissioner: Banking task force could help working poor - The Shreveport Times 1/26/18

• New 'prosperity center' at United Way to teach financial responsibility - The Advocate 11/14/17

• What it's like to be a single parent in Louisiana - The Daily Advertiser 10/23/17

• Who is A.L.I.C.E.? - The Forum News 8/28/17

• VITA programs helps households with tax returns - Biz.Magazine 8/15/17

• Become a Master Money Saver - Thrive Magazine for Better Living 8/3/17

• United Way officials ask for help dealing with rising poverty in Shreveport - KTBS Channel 3 7/12/17

• Half of Central Louisiana residents struggling to get by - The Town Talk 7/4/17

• Medicaid Expansion Working - The American Press 6/25/17

• Struggling to make ends meet - The Shreveport Times 5/30/17

• Free help for last-minute tax filers - The Shreveport Times 4/13/17

• United Way Report Examines the Working Poor - Bossier Press 4/12/17

• ALICE Report: Families One Crisis Away From Poverty - Fox News 15 4/10/17

• The Clarence Buggs Show - Interview - TALK 107.3 FM 4/10/17

• More than half of New Orleans households are struggling to get by: report - The Times-Picayune 4/6/17

• Report: 42 Percent Of Louisiana Families Cannot Afford Basic Needs - KPEL 4/6/17

• Report: 42 percent Louisiana families cannot afford basic needs - WWL AM870/FM105.3 4/6/17

• Updated ALICE Study Reveals Increase in Louisiana Households Struggling to Afford Basics - Crossroads Today 4/6/17

• United Way Releases Updated ALICE Report – Reveals More LA Households Are Struggling To Afford Basics - The Biz New Orleans 4/6/17

• Updated ALICE Study Reveals Increase in Louisiana Households Struggling to Afford Basics - WLBT-WDBD 4/6/17

• 42% of Louisiana households struggle to afford the basics - Eunice Today 4/6/17

• Report: 42 percent Louisiana families cannot afford basic needs - Louisiana Radio Network 4/6/17

• More households are one crisis away from poverty - Dailey Advertiser 4/7/17

• Working poor in Tangipahoa - The Hammond Star 4/7/17

• Study reveals family poverty in Louisiana is getting worse - ActionNews 17 4/10/17

• ALICE study shows Louisiana households struggling to afford basics - KTAL 4/7/17

• More than half of LC households asset limited, income constrained, report says - American Press 4/10/17

• 42 Percent of Louisiana Households struggle to afford basic necessities - Ville Platte Gazette 4/7/17

• How much does it cost a family of 4 to survive in New Orleans? - The Times-Picayune 4/6/17

• Report: More households on the edge of poverty in state - The News Star 4/6/17

• Louisiana families work hard, but still can't cover necessities: Editorial - The Times-Picayune 4/7/17

• Many in Calcasieu struggling financially - American Press 4/6/17

• Updated ALICE Study Reveals Increase in Louisiana Households Struggling to Afford Basics - WALB Channel 10 4/6/17

• Nearly half of Baton Rouge residents already struggled to afford day-to-day basics before flood, report shows - The Advocate (Baton Rouge) 4/6/17

• Floods strain finances of Northshore families - The Daily Star 12/3/16

• Can't find good child care? You're not alone - the Shreveport Times 9/16/16

• Major poverty in Northwest Louisiana - KTAL News 9/16/16

• How many 'working poor' are in Louisiana? - Town Talk 8/30/16

• Being our brother's keeper - The News Star 7/22/16

• Chasing the Dream – Louisiana’s Working Poor - LPB 6/24/16

• Renters: Do you know your rights? - The Shreveport Times 6/11/16

• Local summit looks at facets of poverty - The Advertiser 5/20/16

• Barriers confronting working poor discussed at Lafayette forum - The Advocate 5/5/16

• Study: Making rent a struggle in Louisiana - The News Star 5/2/16

• Vets find the road to recovery - The Shreveport Times 4/24/16

• Report: 40 percent of working La. families have trouble paying bills - WWL Channel 4 4/5/16

• United Way releases groundbreaking ALICE report - KTBS 2/18/16

• United Way Report Brings Plight of State’s Working Poor in Focus - The New Orleans Tribune 2/6/16

• Meet your neighbor, ALICE - Donaldsonville Chief 2/6/16

• ALICE's future? United Way report opens lines of communication - Southwest Daily News 2/3/16

• More ALICE household income a pressing need - The Leesville Leader 2/3/16

• Poverty study highlights economic disparities across Louisiana parishes - The IND 2/3/16

• United Way Releases ALICE Report Highlighting Financial Hardship - KADN Fox 15 2/2/16

• Jobs, schools to fight poverty - The Daily Star 2/2/16

• ALICEs face hard choices daily - Beauregard Daily News 1/31/16

• United Way Report: ALICE has a human side - Southwest Daily News 1/31/16

• Across Louisiana, hard-working families can't afford life's basics: Editorial - The Times Picayune Greater New Orleans 1/31/16

• Video: ALICE population struggling to survive - The Shreveport Times 1/29/16

• New report highlights Louisiana families above the poverty line, but unable to afford basic needs - 89.9 WWNO 1/29/16

• Forty percent of SWLA households struggling to make ends meet - KPLC Channel 7 1/29/16

• ALICE Report: For some, making ends meet a daily struggle - Leesville Daily Leader 1/29/16

• ALICE does live here: United Way report sheds light on household struggles - Southwest Daily News 1/29/16

• The Struggle is Real - New study shows nearly half of state can’t afford basics -  - The IND 1/28/16

• United Way of NELA Releases "ALICE Report" - KTVE - KARD 1/28/16

• Study on working poor released - Forty percent in Louisiana unable to afford basic expenses; NW LA even higher - KTAL Channel 6 1/28/16

• ALICE: Breaking down the findings - The American Press 1/28/16

• Struggling to survive - The Shreveport Times 1/28/16

• Report: 40 percent of La. families struggle financially - The Advertiser 1/28/16

• Guest Editorial: The ALICE Report- KSLA Channel 12 1/27/16

• Report: Majority of Louisiana families struggle financially - The Town Talk 1/27/16

• United Way study reveals problem of working poor in Louisiana - KALB 1/27/16

• New report shows huge number of working poor in Louisiana - WGNO 1/27/16

• New report says 40% of La. households struggle to afford basic necessities - KLFY News 10 1/27/16

• United Way: 40% of Louisiana households in poverty or struggling to make ends meet - WWL AM 870-FM 105.3 1/27/16

• Report says nearly half of La. residents struggle to make ends meet - WBRZ Channel 2 1/27/16

• United Way Releases New "ALICE" Report - KATC Channel 3 1/27/16

• 'ALICE' report sobers, disturbs, illuminates - The IND 1/27/16

• Hard times for Louisiana's working families, report says - The Times Picayune Greater New Orleans 1/27/16

• Thousands in NELA barely make ends meet - The News Star 1/27/16

• United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana Released Today - News Radio 710 KEEL 1/27/16

• United Way project takes look at struggling households - American Press 1/27/16

• Many Louisiana — and Acadiana region — households struggling, report finds - The Advocate Acadiana 1/27/16

• Report: Nearly half of New Orleans families aren’t meeting basic needs - The Advocate New Orleans 1/27/16

• Ground-breaking study reveals scope of hardship in Louisiana - The Shreveport Times 1/27/16

• Report: Nearly half of New Orleans families aren’t meeting basic needs - The Advocate Baton Rouge 1/27/16

• Report states 40 percent of La. households struggle to make ends meet - Fox 10/ WAFB 1/27/16

• Meet ALICE: Working poor a large part of 40 percent of Louisiana households struggling, reports says - The Advocate Baton Rouge 1/27/16