In partnership with Chatham County Department of Social Services, Chatham Community Library will host a poverty simulation on Monday, August 3, from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Holmes Family Meeting Room. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required and is capped at 70 participants.

Community Action Network’s Poverty Simulation is a a learning tool created as a way to help people understand the realities of poverty. During this facilitated, immersive experience, participants live the lives of families at the bottom rung of the economic ladder. Each family unit will have the stressful task of providing basic necessities and shelter on a limited budget during the course of four 15-minute “weeks” while interacting with community agencies and addressing various barriers. The simulation enables participants to look at poverty from a variety of angles, as well as recognize and discuss the potential for positive change within our local community.

Register for the simulation experience at the following URL: https://tinyurl.com/CCL-Poverty

For more information on this event please contact LeAnn McKoy, Department of Social Services at 919-642-6935.

Members of the media interested in attending/covering this event are asked to please notify Public Information Officer Kara Lusk in advance at 919-542-8258 or kara.lusk@chathamcountync.gov.