Poverty Simulation

Course | Registration opens 2/1/2027 8:00 AM EDT

West Campus Community Center York, PA 17403 United States
Alumni Hall
Members and nonmembers
3/31/2027 (one day)
9:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed
$20.00
Member Discount Available

Poverty Simulation

Course | Registration opens 2/1/2027 8:00 AM EDT

Community Progress Council offers an interactive, hands-on Poverty Simulation that invites participants to step into the shoes of a specific person in a low-income family, and engage in short simulated “weeks” with real-time opportunities to get to work, care for your children, connect to resources, and navigate the unexpected. What’s it like to juggle finding work, paying rent and bills, affording child care—and lose your primary breadwinner? What’s it like to walk in the shoes of someone living in poverty?

Ruth Robbins

Ruth Robbins is the chief operating officer of Community Progress Council in York, Pennsylvania. With more than three decades of leadership experience in nonprofit and higher education organizations, Robbins oversees operations, facilities, technology, compliance, and strategic initiatives that advance the organization's mission of empowering individuals and families toward self-sufficiency.