Leading the Charge

United Way of Northern New Jersey founded, fuels, and partially funds United For ALICE.

United For ALICE has grown from a pilot project in Morris County, New Jersey in 2009, to the entire state of New Jersey in 2012, and now to the national level. United Way of Northern New Jersey spearheads this effort, led by:

• Kiran Gaudioso, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Northern New Jersey
• Stephanie Hoopes, Ph.D., National Director, United For ALICE

To learn more about the history of United For ALICE, click here.

A Growing Movement

United For ALICE has grown to include partners in more than half of the U.S. states — and counting:

Our network of local partners work to integrate the ALICE research into local, state, and national communities.

Liaisons responsible for bringing ALICE to their respective states include:

• Alabama: Becky Booker, United Ways of Alabama
• Alaska (Launching in 2026) 
• Arkansas: Shantell Hinton Hill, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, and Abby Hughes Holsclaw, Proper Southern Strategies
• Colorado: Kelsey DiAstra and Lauren Leary, United Way of Larimer County
• Connecticut: Lisa Tepper Bates and Amy Casavina Hall, and Daniel Fitzmaurice, United Way of Connecticut
• Delaware: Dan Cruce, United Way of Delaware
• D.C. Metro Area: Scott Mengebier, United Way of the National Capital Area
• Florida: Melissa Nelson, United Way of Florida
• Georgia: Haley Ramey, United Ways of Georgia and Brittany Brunett, United Way of the CRSA
• Hawai‘i: Michelle Bartell, Aloha United Way
• Illinois: Eithne McMenamin, United Way of Illinois/United Way of Metro Chicago
• Indiana: Michael Budd, Indiana United Ways
• Iowa: Kelli Soyer, United Ways of Iowa
• Kansas: Jessica Dorsey, United Ways of Kansas
• Kentucky: Kevin Middleton, United Way of Kentucky
• Louisiana: Sarah Berthelot, Louisiana Association of United Ways
• Maine: Dan Coyne, United Way of Southern Maine
• Maryland: Franklyn Baker and Ying Zhang, Ph.D., United Way of Central Maryland
• Michigan: Bobby Dorigo Jones and Kaitlynn Lamie, Michigan Association of United Ways
• Minnesota: Beni Westgor, United Ways of Minnesota
• Mississippi: Nikki McCellis, United Way of Capital Area, and Michelle Connelly, United Ways of Central Mississippi
• Missouri (Launching in 2026) 
• Nebraska (Launching in 2026) 
• New Jersey: Kiran Gaudioso, United Way of Northern New Jersey
• New Mexico: Jeanette Brahl and Rodney Prunty, United Way of North Central New Mexico
• New York: Therese Daly, United Way New York State
• North Carolina: Brittany Pruitt Fletcher, United Way of North Carolina
• North Dakota (Launching in 2026) 
• Ohio: Lisa Courtice, United Ways of Ohio
• Oklahoma: Annie Mitchell and Melanie Poulter, Tulsa Area United Way
• Pennsylvania: Kristen Rotz, United Way of Pennsylvania
• Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, Washington): Jim Cooper, United Ways of the Pacific Northwest
• Rhode Island (Launching in 2026) 
• South Carolina: Joey Current, Trident United Way
• Tennessee: Matt Marshal, United Way West Tennessee
• Texas: Roxanne Jones and Stephanie O’Banion, United Ways of Texas
• Virginia: Janel Donahue and Sara Walsh, United Way of Virginia
• West Virginia: Brett White, Tygart Valley United Way/West Virginia United Way Cooperative
• Wisconsin: Charlene Mouille, United Way of Wisconsin

Contact us to learn more about bringing the ALICE movement to your state.

Partner State Report Sponsors

Many companies and foundations join the United For ALICE movement by supporting the development and proliferation of the ALICE research in one or more states. Thanks to the generosity of these organizations, the research has expanded, and the movement to remove barriers that limit the financial stability of the ALICE population is growing.

In addition to United Way supporters, current partner state Report and Indicator sponsors include:

• Alabama Credit Union Association
• buquerque Community Foundation
• Altria
• Anchorum Health Foundation
• Arkansas Asset Funders Network
• Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Arkansas Community Foundation
• Avista
• Baptist Health of Arkansas
• BECU
• Comcast
• Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
• Con Alma Health Foundation
• Consumers Energy Foundation
• Credit Union Foundation of New Mexico
• Delta Dental Arkansas Foundation
• ENT Credit Union
• Entergy
• Friends of Hawaii Charities
• Georgia Credit Union Association
• Georgia Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF)
• Georgia Power
• GoWest Foundation
• Hawai‘i Community Foundation
• Hawai‘i Pacific Health
• Hawaii USA FCU
• Hawaiian Electric – American Savings Bank
• HDS (Hawaii Dental Service)
• HEI Catalyst For a Better Hawai'i
• HMSA (Hawaii Medical Service Association)
• Humana Foundation
• Iowa Credit Union Foundation
• JF Maddox Foundation
• John Meyerhoff, M.D. & Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff
• John T. Gorman Foundation
• JP Morgan Chase
• Kansas BlueCross BlueShield
• Mississippi Power Foundation
• Oregon Community Foundation
• Pacific Guardian Life
• Permian Strategic Partnership
• Pettus Foundation
• Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
• RWJ Barnabas Health
• Servco
• Sunward
• The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
• The Ford Family Foundation
• The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education
• Thrivent
• Wells Fargo
• Whatcom Community Foundation
• Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
• WSECU

Contact us to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.