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The Community Action Poverty Simulation offers participants an immersive experience that sheds light on the social, emotional, and economic struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. By simulating the complexities of managing limited resources, participants gain valuable insights that can significantly impact their approach to patient care and client services.
Who should attend?
Anyone looking to gain insight into the struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. Community-based organization leaders/staff, social service providers, healthcare providers/staff, students. Administrators, senior leaders, and decision-makers are especially encouraged to attend. All are welcome.
More About the Simulation
Community Action Poverty Simulation: The Poverty Simulation offers participants an immersive experience that sheds light on the social, emotional, and economic struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. By simulating the complexities of managing limited resources, participants gain valuable insights that can significantly impact their approach to patient care and client services.
CAPS is not a game. It is based on real Community Action clients and their lives. CAPS exists to:
- Promote Poverty Awareness - During the simulation, role-play a month in poverty and experience low-income families' lives.
- Increase Understanding - After the simulation, you will unpack your learning and brainstorm community change.
- Inspire Local Change - Together, you can be a voice to end poverty in your family, friends, and community.
- Transform Perspectives - The goal of CAPS is to shift the paradigm about poverty away from being seen as a personal failure and toward the understanding of poverty as structural, a failure of society.