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SUMMARY:Portland/East Hampton Division
DESCRIPTION:Join the Chamber and our host as we welcome Shawonda Swain\, Executive Director of the Middlesex United Way\, for an informative session on the ALICE report. ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed   representing the growing number of single adults and families who earn less than the basic costs of living (Below the ALICE Threshold).\n\n\n\nALICE families live paycheck-to-paycheck\, struggling to make ends meet. Every hour of every day\, they must choose between keeping food on the table\, paying rent\, clothing their children or affording the high cost of needed medications. Despite working hard at the jobs available to them\, they cannot always afford life's most basic necessities.  \n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n\nI. Welcome and Introductions\n\na. Introductions from the division chair/s\n\n \n\nII. Host Remarks\n\na. Town updates from department heads attending\n\n\n\nIII. Guest Speaker - Middlesex United Way \n\na. Middlesex United Way Staff provide this years ALICE report data and information\n\n \n\nIII. Closing Remarks and Chamber Updates\n\na. Chamber updates from Chamber representative attending
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="124" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1932/Image/muw-logo-horizontal.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 124px\;" width="500" /><br />\n<br />\nJoin the Chamber and our host as we welcome Shawonda Swain\, Executive Director of the Middlesex United Way\, for an informative session on the ALICE report. ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed &ndash\; representing the growing number of single adults and families who earn less than the basic costs of living (Below the ALICE Threshold).<br />\n<br />\nALICE families live paycheck-to-paycheck\, struggling to make ends meet. Every hour of every day\, they must choose between keeping food on the table\, paying rent\, clothing their children or affording the high cost of needed medications. Despite working hard at the jobs available to them\, they cannot always afford life&rsquo\;s most basic necessities.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Agenda:</strong><br />\n<br />\nI. Welcome and Introductions<br />\na. Introductions from the division chair/s<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nII. Host Remarks<br />\na. Town updates from department heads attending<br />\n<br />\nIII. Guest Speaker - Middlesex United Way&nbsp\;<br />\na. Middlesex United Way Staff provide this years ALICE report data and information<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nIII. Closing Remarks and Chamber Updates<br />\na. Chamber updates from Chamber representative attending
LOCATION:Portland Library 20 Freestone Ave Portland\, CT 06480
UID:e.1932.24371
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DTSTAMP:20260505T023733Z
URL:http://middlesex-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/portland-east-hampton-division-12-06-2023-24371
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