MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION, RESOURCE FAIR, AND FACILITATOR TRAINING

Oxford Conference Center

**FREE 2 Day training provided for up to 80 participants. UM faculty/staff from any department or role are invited to attend. At the end of the training, participants will be able to schedule to use the poverty simulation kits to faciliate the Community Action Poverty Simulation in their schools or departments.**

Register for the event at https://nmec.msresaservices.com/events-poverty-simulation

You will need to create an account on NMEC to register.  Be sure to list your affiliation as Mississippi Universities-University of Mississippi.  

Schedule

Day 1 July 25, 2023 9:30-3:00

Start the day in the poverty simulation. Participants will take on the roles of members of up to 26 families, all facing a variety of challenging, but typical, circumstances for families in poverty. The second half of the day is a community resource fair where you learn about options to help children/students and families living in poverty. 

Day 2 July 26, 2023 9:00-3:30

This day is the Community Action Network’s Poverty Simulation Facilitator Training. You will learn how to use the kit and facilitate a poverty simulation in your school, classroom, and/or community.

Free Taylor Grocery lunch provided each day. 

**Please note you will not receive the Poverty Simulation Kit as part of the training.  University of Mississippi faculty and staff will have access to the kits through the School of Education.  Individuals outside the university would need to purchase the kits if they wanted to facilitate on their own. For more information on kits: https://www.povertysimulation.net/