Poverty Simulation

Description

This workshop may forever change the way you view poverty!

•  Requires no acting in front of others
• Allows participants to role play the lives of a family living in poverty trying to survive from week to week
• Asks:  Do you think YOU can maneuver through this simulated society and obtain the resources your family needs to survive a month in poverty?
• Provides real life stories of volunteers who have lived or worked closely with individuals living in poverty
• Offers resources and information how to make a difference to those living in poverty
• This workshop provides insight into what many people face in Genesee County while living in poverty

Cost:  $35 per person Register with: Wilma Mitchell, Davenport University at wilma.mitchell@davnport.edu or 810-396-3635 Brenda Dalecke, ACCESS Poverty Education at Brenda@accessofwestmichigan.org or 616-774-2175 ext. 6 Online Registration:  http://www.davenport.edu/poverty-simulation2014