2013 Annual Gathering: Workshop#11C: Poverty Simulation

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Community Action

Poverty SimulationA Tool to Build Awareness For

Advocacy and Change


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Experience The Simulation

What? Debrief

Reflective observation So what? Reality check

Analysis and generalization

Now what? Call to ActionNext steps, new steps!

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Take on the role of a person with limitedmeans of support.

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Keep track of responsibilities and resources.

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Go to work,pay bills, buy food.

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Seek help.

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Poverty Simulation Debrief

Gather in circles to share

feelings, new understandings

and commitment to action.

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Stress, frustration

It is time-consuming to be poor

I felt hopeless and helpless

I could only focus on my immediate

issuescouldnt worry much about my kids.- anonymous

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It is so much more stressful

and frightening than I would

have imagined.

Someone who was formerly

homeless was in my group

and talked about their

experience. - anonymous

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Poverty Simulation Learnings

Poverty is a full-time job.

Survival is difficult.

I hadnt thought as much about

transportation as an issue before,

though, and that turned out to be a criticalchallenge for my family. - anonymous

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Poverty Simulation Reflection

Did you learn something new?

the frustration, tension

and constant struggling whena familys in poverty.

There is no let up. - anonymous

how invisible poor people can feel. - anonymous

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Poverty Simulation Analysis

The Poverty Immersion revealed to me thedehumanizing and frustrating character of

poverty and societys attempt to deal with it.

Geoff Browning, Stanford University Chaplain

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This experience really helped me to understand

the sheer day-to-day frustration of being poor.

The struggle never let up.- Jane Hills, Catholic Charities Educational Services, 2009


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Facilitators from the Step

Up Silicon Valley Network

work together with

sponsoring groups to take the

Next Step to cut poverty.

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Since January 2009 we have facilitated over 50simulations to groups including:

Junior League of San Jose and National Charity League

Cisco, Synaptics, and Bank of America

Santa Clara University and San Jose State University

Community Leadership San Jose and Sunnyvale

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Clergy Study Week, Diocese of San Jose

high schools and congregations/parishes

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Catholic Charities of Santa Clara Countyhas convened over 90 partners to form

Step Up Silicon Valley:

Campaign to Cut Poverty.

Almaz Negash, Director

[email protected]

408 325-5128

www.stepupsv.org

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To locate a Poverty Simulation kit near you or to purchase one

contact

Missouri Association for Community Action

2410 Hyde Park Road, Suite A

Jefferson City, MO 65109non-profit association owns the copyright

www.communityaction.org

573-634-2969

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