Poverty Simulation
The Children's Policy Cooperative of Jefferson County is partnering with Alabama Possible to host a Poverty Simulation for child serving organizations in Jefferson County.
Alabama Possible utilizes the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) kit developed by Missouri Community Action Network (MCAN). This simulation is a hands-on exercise that allows participants to immerse themselves in the day-to-day life of a person living in poverty. It provides participants with an in-depth preview of the systemic barriers individuals living in poverty face and the impact it has on them emotionally and personally leading them to majority of times making disastrous decisions. As per CAPS, “It is a simulation, not a game. The objective is to shift our paradigm about poverty away from being seen as a personal failure and toward the understanding of poverty as a structured, failure of society.”
