LEARNING ABOUT POVERTY Members of Leadership Perryton XIX participated in a Community Action Poverty Simulation on Friday, learning about some of the realities and challenges faced by low-income families. Participants took on the roles of families trying to provide basic necessities and shelter while volunteers portrayed community organizations, banks, employers, and more. Pictured are, from left, Mac Hernandez, Angela Petersen (with “baby”), and Kim Fowler, portraying a social services agency.
Members of Leadership Perryton XIX participated in a Community Action Poverty Simulation on Friday, learning about some of the realities and challenges faced by low-income families.
The project was originally created by the Missouri Association for Community Action, with the goal to sensitize participants to the day-to-day realities of life faced by people with low incomes, and to motivate citizens…
