Poverty Simulation

After attending the poverty simulation I really got a better understanding of the hardships people have to go through to try to make ends meet. I played the role of a 42 year old dad with 3 young kids, one of which was pregnant. I was unemployed and it was hard for me to go out and do things like buy groceries or go pay the bills while still trying to watch the kids. I had one of my children taken into custody at one point because I left it at home. It was amazing to see how quickly people turned to stealing things just to try to get ahead, whether it was money, transportation or food etc. Coming from a city, this kind of poverty isn't something I am used to and I really feel for the people that have to go through this because it is definetely stressful and can have a huge impact on the family and their health and well being.