Apr 10, 2019 7:30 AM
Leah Stockton, United Way of the Florida Keys
The Latest ALICE Report

According to the United Way of the Florida Keys, 42 percent of year-round households in Monroe County are struggling to pay for basic needs, including food, housing and health care, with the highest percentage in Stock Island, at 63 percent, followed by Tavernier, 54 percent, and Marathon, 53 percent. Join us as Leah Stockton shares the latest ALICE report with our community.

 

Leah Stockton is the President/CEO for United Way of the Florida Keys. Before joining the United Way in November 2017, for the previous seven years, she worked for the Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition, serving as program coordinator and community liaison. Leah was the county's first Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor and facilitated the Monroe County Children's Group.  She has also worked in the hospitality industry in Key West.   

Upon joining United Way, Leah immediately focused on hurricane relief efforts and appreciates the support that has allowed them to assist thousands of Monroe County residents since Irma. In addition to support of nonprofit partners, and the other programs offered through United Way each year, she has continued to work on hurricane recovery serving as Chair of the Funding and Allocations Committee of the Monroe Long-Term Recovery Group.  

Leah Stockton has lived in the Keys for more than a decade. She and her husband live on Stock Island with their daughter.