poverty simulation
Poverty simulation asks, "What could we do differently?"
by (Access of West ...)
Submitted 02-22-2017 under NONPROFITS
Reading a news article about someone living in poverty is one thing. Actually experiencing it is another. Thursday afternoon on February 9, Metro Health Hospital Services hosted a poverty simulation workshop with Access of West Michigan. The goal...
Missional organization to give glimpse of poverty's challenges at local colleges
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 03-14-2014 under NEWS
Rent, food, clothing, heat - these are essential costs for living in West Michigan. But what if a family's income isn't enough to cover these costs? Access of West Michigan's upcoming poverty simulation workshops will seek to initiate...
Could you survive a month in poverty?
by (Access of West ...)
Submitted 02-20-2013 under NONPROFITS
The Poverty Simulation workshop is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive from week to week. The object of the experience is to sensitize participants to the...
Hunger Action Week: Poverty simulation shows hunger from inside out
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-27-2012 under NONPROFITS
Hunger Action Week 2012 begins not with a lecture or a film but by immersing participants in the daily rigors of life in poverty. “We want people to be a little stressed out by the whole experience,” said Shelly Helmus, Development and...
Hunger Action Week 2012 kicks apathy with awareness
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-27-2012 under NONPROFITS
Hunger Action Week returns for its second year this September. The annual series of events, organized by the Food and Nutrition Coalition, a subcommittee of Kent County’s Essential Needs Taskforce, boasts a revamped itinerary and a sharper...