About this Event
Poverty is a reality for far too many in Dallas County. This interactive learning experience offers participants an opportunity to gain new perspectives about the day-to-day realities of life with a shortage of money, resources, or options while experiencing abundant stress. This powerful tool is used to educate and inform leaders, professionals, volunteers, and community members about the impact of poverty in a non-threatening, productive environment.
Participants are assigned designated roles within low-income families, from single parents trying to care for their children to senior citizens trying to maintain their self-sufficiency on a fixed income. During the simulation, each family must obtain food, shelter, and other basic needs while interacting with various community resources. Although “play” money, props, fictional scenarios, and time limits are used, the simulation is not a game. It is a tool to enable participants to view poverty from different angles in an experiential setting.
After the experience, a panel discussion will occur where participants will hear from community leaders, individuals, and various non-profits on how poverty is being addressed in the Dallas area, now and in the future.
Our goal is to allow participants to step into the real-life situations of others and be able to identify areas of change that can directly impact the effects of poverty on our communities.
Helpful details:
· Pre-registration is required by July 28, 2024.
· Adults only. Children are not allowed and childcare is not available.
· Check-in/Breakfast starts at 8:30 am.
· Doors close at 9:00 am and late arrivals will not be admitted to avoid event disruption.
· All-day commitment, please.
· Held at the University of North Texas at Dallas in the Student Center Building – Campus Hall. Follow the ‘special event’ signs on campus.
· Parking is free.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided, courtesy of Casey Family Programs.
Questions? Email June Deibel at [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of North Texas at Dallas, 7300 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, United States
USD 0.00