Category: Comprehensive Basic Needs
Latest ALICE report reveals 39% of Northeast Florida households struggle to make ends meet
Based on 2021 U.S. Census data, these calculations include more than 74,000 Northeast Florida households in poverty as well as more than 176,000 families defined as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed).
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From ‘hello’ to help, United Way 211 is here
Every day, United Way 211 in Northeast Florida receives hundreds of calls from people in need. Mothers searching for diapers for their children. Veterans…
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Here’s how one volunteer-led organization is fighting food insecurity in Northeast Florida
Epic-Cure is a 100% volunteer-ran organization that rescues good food from wholesale distributors, farms and grocery stores and provides it for free to people in need in St. Johns, Putnam and Duval Counties in Florida.
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Stories From the Call Lines: Meet Delores
Every year, United Ways across the network celebrate Feb. 11 as 211 Day to raise awareness about the 24/7 information and referral hotline and the…
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Stories from the call lines: Meet Cheree
Meet Cheree, a United Way 211 Call Center Specialist who loves her team just as much as making a difference in the community.
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