Hunger in Sarasota and DeSoto

 

Sadly hunger hurts our most vulnerable: children, seniors and veterans. According to the most recent local ALICE study, in 2021, 45 percent of households in Florida were below the threshold and could not afford basic needs such as housing, childcare, food, health care, and transportation. ALICE refers to the population in our community that are Asset Limited, Income Constrained Employed. The ALICE population represents those among us who are working, but due to childcare costs, transportation challenges, high cost of living and so much more are living paycheck to paycheck.

You can read the full 2021 local ALICE study on financial hardship in Sarasota here and DeSoto here.

38% of households in Sarasota struggle to afford their basic needs

66% of households in DeSoto struggle to afford their basic needs

 Thank you for helping your neighbors!

 

2023 by the numbers