🌟 Understanding Life in Poverty: The Power of Experience 🌟

Imagine not having enough money to buy food, pay rent, or get medicine. 😟 For many families, this is a daily struggle. The Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) is a special activity that helps us understand what it's like to live in poverty. This activity makes us feel what people living in poverty go through every day.

COPE is like stepping into someone else's shoes. It takes 2.5 to 3 hours to complete and shows us the hard choices families make when they don't have enough money. It changes how we think about poverty and helps us see why it's important to help.

The goal of COPE is to teach us how poverty affects people. It shows why some families might struggle to pay bills or buy food. This experience encourages us to think differently and want to help others in need. It inspires us to be kinder and work together to make a difference.

Schools, clubs, and community groups can all use COPE. 🏫🏢 They bring people together in big spaces with some technology to make this experience real. When people participate, they talk about what they learned and plan how to help their community better.

This simulation is not just pretend. It gives us real insights and makes us think. After going through COPE, people find new ways to support those in poverty. They start important conversations and plan actions to make things better for everyone.

Did you know COPE can be adapted to different places? This makes it a useful tool everywhere. Communities from all over can use it to understand the problems people face in their local areas.

Are you interested in how COPE works? 🤔 You can read more about this simulation and how it helps communities by clicking [here](https://news.wgcu.org/culture-and-connections/2025-02-28/inside-the-cost-of-poverty-a-simulation-in-naples-highlights-challenges-of-the-underprivileged). This is more than just an activity; it's a chance to learn and care for others.

Join us in making a difference. Together, we can understand more about poverty and find ways to help.

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Please consider donating to support worthy programs like COPE that bring awareness and change to our communities. Your help can make a big difference! 🙌

[Learn more and donate here!](https://news.wgcu.org/culture-and-connections/2025-02-28/inside-the-cost-of-poverty-a-simulation-in-naples-highlights-challenges-of-the-underprivileged)
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