Interactive Poverty Simulation to Understand Low-Income Family Struggles

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Interactive Poverty Simulation to Understand Low-Income Family Struggles

The Center for Civic Engagement and the Office of the Chaplaincy will run an interactive poverty simulation on October 7 to raise awareness of the challenges low-income families go through.

During the simulation, participants role-play the lives of low-income families. According to the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) website, the simulation allows participants to get a glimpse of poverty from various angles in a pragmatic context.

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Federal Programs Related to - Services for Specific Populations

Programs that meet the needs and interests of a particular target population. Senior Services Programs that offer a wide variety of services and activities that are needed by and of interest to the senior population. Adult Day Care Centers; Adult Family Day Care Homes; In-Home Adult Day Care; Medical Day Care; Senior Day Care; Social Day Care

Federal Programs Related to - Services for the Homeless

Programs that provide supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or which work with people who are at risk for homelessness in an effort to prevent them from losing their permanent residence.

Federal Programs Related to - Poverty Studies

Programs that conduct research in the area of social science that involves the systematic study of the origins, causes, demographics and costs of poverty and the efficacy of proposed or implemented poverty alleviation measures.

Federal Programs Related to - Human Services, General/Other

Programs that support the personal and social development of individuals and families; provide care, protection and supervision; and enhance the individual's independence and ability to manage his or her own resources.

See also: Food (K03); Health Care (Major Group E); Housing (Major Group L); Legal Services (I05); Mental Health, Substance Abuse (Major Group F); Recreation & Sports (Major Group N); Youth Development (Major Group O)

Use references: Community Services; Multiservice Programs; Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers; Settlement House Programs; Social Services; Social Work