Leadership Colleyville - Non-Profit Day
Poverty Simulation          
Volunteers from the Community Needed
Did you know that 8 of our schools in GCISD receive Title I funding and that 1 in 4 children are considered low income?  
 
The Colleyville Chamber and Leadership Colleyville Class are working to bring awareness to our members and the community with a Poverty Simulation on Wednesday, April 3rd from 9 am – 12 pm at Crown of Life Lutheran Church and School in Colleyville (6605 Pleasant Run Road).
 
There is no cost to participate and snacks & beverages will be provided during the simulation.
It is difficult for those of us who have never experienced poverty to truly understand the fears and frustrations that families living in poverty experience with the everyday decisions they have to make.  The Poverty Simulation will provide participants with an opportunity to see how it feels to live a month in poverty so that they can experience many of the same frustrations experienced by low income families here in our local community.  The simulation will have you assume the role of a low-income family member living on a limited budget with the goal of providing for your simulated family and keeping up with all of your weekly financial commitments.
 
Resource Providers will help conduct the simulation and play the role of resource service providers to the families in need.  Ideally, resource provider volunteers will have experience with poverty or working with low income individuals, however, this experience is not required.
 
If you would like to be a part of this highly impactful event, please sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4fafa82fabf49-leadership.
 
For questions or additional information, please contact Dave Rudko, Poverty Simulation Facilitator, at drudko@providenceworld.com or Katy Pegram at katy.pegram@frostbank.com.
 
Thank you in advance for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 as we work to develop leaders who are committed to adding value to the communities we serve!