Community Health Endowment of Lincoln to Sponsor Poverty Simulation

Leadership Lincoln will host a simulation in November to demonstrate the hardships of living in poverty.

The simulation gives participants a unique role and different tasks they need to accomplish with limited resources.

Marcia White is a program manager for the Community Health Endowment of Lincoln, a sponsor of the project. She has volunteered for past poverty simulations and said people who participate begin to understand how difficult poverty can be to overcome.

“I think it really helps break down some of the stereotypes people in our community have about people who live in poverty," White said. "There’s a lot of decisions to be made, and people realize they have to make the decision between using their transportation to either get themselves to work or their child to school.”

White said the simulation will be open to the public. The November 14 event is free, however, those looking to attend must register beforehand by visiting the Leadership Lincoln website and finding the poverty experience event on their calendar.