Housing Stability

For Katie, life as a single mother in Vancouver, Washington, has been a delicate balancing act. Despite working hard to support her three children, she found herself caught in the gap where too many families reside—earning too much to qualify for assistance but not enough to make ends meet. It’s a situation that United Way of the Columbia-Willamette’s ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report describes all too well.