Who: ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families with babies and young children in Southeastern Connecticut.

Agency: Riverfront Children’s Center, a childcare and early learning center in Groton that serves families in New London County through affordable, high-quality education and care.

Their situation: Hard-working parents who earn below the United Way threshold for family survival enroll their children at Riverfront to receive dependable care, while pursuing jobs or higher education and training.

What to give: Gift cards for department stores, grocery stores, and gas stations and cash will help ensure that the families’ basic needs are met.

To Donate: Riverfront Children’s Center, ATTN: Make a Difference 2022, 476 Thames St. Groton, CT 06340. Cash donations also can be made available online at https://riverfrontchildren.org/donate/; enter Make a Difference in note.