In Palm Beach County, 12% of households live in poverty and an additional 35% of households are asset limited, income constrained, and employed – also known as ALICE. These are hardworking families who have jobs, but do not earn enough to cover basic needs such as food, housing, child care, health care and transportation. That means a total of 47% of all households in our community are struggling to get by each and every day.
To create opportunity, the Town of Palm Beach United Way’s work is focused on education, health, and financial stability. We know that children do better in school and in life when they receive quality education, families are more financially secure when they have the skill sets to secure and keep fair-paying jobs, and everyone leads a more productive life when they have access to affordable health care.
We use donor dollars to provide financial support to diverse health and human service programs that work in concert to improve the lives of people in need throughout Palm Beach County.
