By Mona Shand Florida News Connection While some sectors of Florida’s economy are thriving, new data shows the number of people who are struggling to afford the basics of food, housing, transportation,…
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City of Pensacola has most households struggling financially
Yesterday, I wrote about the ALICE report that was released last week by United Way of Florida. That work focused on the working poor, those who live above the federal poverty level but…
Nearly two-thirds of African-Amercian households in Escambia County struggle financially
Last week United Way of Florida released its ALICE report – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – which showed that almost 41 percent of Escambia households and 64 percent of the county’s…