Always Home's client families are low-wage workers who meet the Federal Poverty Level ($26,650 for a family of three) or are an ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) household struggling to meet their rental obligations and other basic needs on earnings well below our region's median family income. According to the National Low Income Housing 2025 Out of Reach Report, a Connecticut renter needs to earn a full-time/hourly wage of $35.42 (an annual salary of $73,673.60) to afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. At Connecticut’s $16.35 minimum wage, a single parent needs to work over 86 hours per week to afford housing.

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Always Home's Employment and Work Skills Training Program helps unemployed/underemployed heads-of- household enroll in training, education and certification programs with the goal of increasing marketable skills, improving access to job opportunities and boosting income potential.