Nearly half households in South Central Indiana are in, or one emergency away from, poverty

— including 27% of households with children and 44% of senior (65+) households.

Across our region, families work hard but still struggle to make ends meet – much less save for a stable future. Living paycheck to paycheck while hovering at or falling below the poverty line is the reality for nearly half (over 51,000) families in Monroe, Brown, Owen, Greene, Lawrence, and Orange counties according to a report from United Way’s ALICE Project.