Ride anything. Change everything.
Ride for A.L.I.C.E.
Every day, A.L.I.C.E. families navigate rising costs, unexpected expenses, and difficult financial choices while contributing to our community. This August, we're asking North Idaho to ride alongside them.
A.L.I.C.E. (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families are working class families who live just above the Federal Poverty Level. They make ends meet, but often live paycheck to paycheck and are thrust into crisis with one major financial setback such as a medical emergency or loss of transportation. In 2024, the FPL was $15,060 for a single adult and $31,200 for a family of four. Click here to learn more.
Funds raised will help support:
• Childcare scholarships
• Financial literacy workshops and free professional development for early childhood educators and childcare professionals
• Meals to feed families who attend free Ready for Kindergarten and Parent Café sessions, which support families preparing children for K-12 and provide space for parents to engage in helpful dialogue with other parents
• Books for the UWNI ReadUP program and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to combat the “summer slide” of reading loss when school is out and to ensure children have books in their homes
• Professional Learning Communities, via partnership with IdahoSTARS, the leading expert and referral source for quality childcare in Idaho
How to participate:
Decide your ride: From bikes, trikes and skates to horses, roller coasters and hot air balloons, all modes of transportation are welcome — the more creative, the better!
Tell us your why: Share why you ride, whether it’s for a child, a cause or a community.
Make a pledge: Track the distance you ride share how far you've traveled while raising awareness and inspiring others to go the extra mile. Pledge to donate 10 cents to United Way of North Idaho for every mile you ride. Most miles will win the most smiles, as well as prizes and bragging rights. Go to Strava Cycling Club to join the UWNI Ride for ALICE club!
Click here to learn how to join the Strava Club
Photo contest!
You'll be in the running for prizes when you post photos and videos and tag #rideforALICE. The more creative, the better! Post photos or videos of you and your loved ones with your sweet rides using the hashtag #rideforALICE and tagging United Way of North Idaho on Facebook and @uw_northidaho on Instagram.
Ride, rally, raise awareness
In 2024, based on the federal poverty level (FPL), 11% of Idaho households were defined as being in poverty. This measure did not account for an additional 26% of the state’s households — more than twice as many — that were also in financial hardship.
They’re our friends, neighbors, teachers, childcare providers, servers, drivers.
They’re our families.
That's why we ride.
Click here to learn who A.L.I.C.E. is
Become a sponsor
Please join United Way of North Idaho as we work together to lift up our community. Businesses and organizations are invited to partner with us and show their support for local working families.
Contact Devin Weeks at devin@uwnorthidaho.org for details.
Click here for sponsorship opportunities and impact.
Click here to download and print a Ride for A.L.I.C.E. poster to display at your place of business
Make a donation
Not planning to ride? Your support can still make a difference for A.L.I.C.E. families! Click here to donate now
Follow the movement
Watch for participant stories and local features throughout August. Follow and tag us on social media to help amplify the movement — and don’t forget to share your #rideforALICE photos! Prizes will be announced after the end of August.
Ride anything. Change everything. Ride for A.L.I.C.E.