In New Mexico, local United Way organizations have partnered to shine the spotlight on what we can, collectively and in our own communities, do to help ALICE. A Data Report specific to New Mexico will be available in the fall of 2025.
United for working families
For 46% of New Mexico households, financial stability is nothing more than a pipe dream, no matter how hard their members work. These households are ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — earning above the Federal Poverty Level yet struggling to afford basic expenses
ALICE Households:
• Include workers whose wages cannot keep up with the rising cost of goods and services
• Span all races, ages, ethnicities, and abilities, though households of color are disproportionately ALICE
• Include family members who need care and assistance, which makes it harder for their caregivers to find adequate work
• Live paycheck to paycheck and are forced to make impossible choices: pay the rent or buy food, receive medical care or pay for child care, pay utility bills or put gas in the car
How You Can Support ALICE
Raise Awareness. Advocate for Change. Be Part of the Solution.
