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Simulation imitates poverty | www.personcountylife.com | Courier Times <br />http://www.personcountylife.com/news/2018-05-02/Front_Page/Simulation_imitates_poverty.html[5/14/2018 11:22:30M] <br />2018-05-02 / Front Page <br />Participants consider how to best <br />use their identities’ limited means <br />at a Community Action Poverty <br />Simulation Exercise, held in the <br />Southern Human Services Center <br />in Chapel Hill on Feb. 9. <br />submitted <br />Tweet Print <br />Simulation imitates poverty <br />By Anna Fletcher <br />Courier-Times Staff Writer <br />annafletcher@roxboro-courier.com <br />Think you know what it’s like to be poor? <br />You might want to think again. <br />The Person County Health Department is <br />challenging residents to “rethink poverty” <br />through a free Community Action Poverty <br />Simulation Exercise on Friday, May 11 <br />from 1-4 p.m. in the FEMA/ multipurpose <br />room of the Person County Human <br />Services building. <br />The simulation is an interactive, <br />immersive experience that sensitizes <br />community participants to the realities of <br />poverty. Participants role-play a month in <br />poverty to experience the lives of low-income families before learning about <br />and brainstorming ways to bring about community change. <br />Poverty is a grow ing concern <br />According to a 2016 U.S. Census survey, 18.5 percent of Person County <br />residents and 13.8 percent of families earn an income that is below the <br />poverty level. Single mothers with children under the age of five make up the <br />Menu Search Print Edition SUBSCRIBE NOW LOG IN <br />Share 0 <br /> Front PageNewsEditorialSportsObituariesFeaturesStudent NewsArtsLivingMilestonesFaith & WorshipRecords <br />Marketplace