<div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>The <b><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/programs/human-development-family-relations-major.html" target="_blank">Department of Human Development and Family Relations</a> </b>in collaboration with <b>Counseling and Human Services</b> will host a <b><font color="#cc0000">Poverty Simulation</font></b> on <u>Tuesday, October 3, 2023, from 12:30-2:30 PM in the Warren Ballrooms</u>. Faculty, staff, students and community partners are welcome to participate. </div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Student participants, please <a href="https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/aQ7DOGMd" target="_blank">Click Here </a>to RSVP or use the QR code below.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">Faculty/Staff/Professionals, please<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OuDxBxRjs527WY8ANcSp_qo7EMWEkWyl/edit" target="_blank"> sign up for a simulation role</a> ASAP! We will contact you in advance regarding the details of your "role."</blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div><div><b>What is a Poverty Simulation?</b></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);letter-spacing:0.2px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">An interactive immersion experience that sensitizes participants to the realities of poverty. Participants take on either the identity of someone living in poverty, or the role of a professional supporting someone in poverty.</font></span></blockquote></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><blockquote><ul></ul><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:0.2px"><b>Session Goals and Outcomes:</b><br></span></font><ul><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><ul style="letter-spacing:0.2px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Participants will gain an increased awareness of poverty.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Participants will examine their own behaviors while "living" in poverty.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Participants will examine the challenges of living in poverty.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Participants will discuss opportunities to impact poverty in their communities.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Participants will learn about opportunities to affect change as Human Services, Social Work and Counseling professionals</li></ul></font></ul></blockquote></div><div>Please share in your networks. For more information, email <a href="mailto:hdfrdepartment@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">hdfrdepartment@plattsburgh.edu</a>.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lmgdv8mh2" alt="Poverty Simulation.jpg" width="488" height="376" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></div></div>