Poverty Simulation Opens Students' Eyes to Hard Realities

Led by a professor who has seen poverty firsthand, the seniors in the Cedarville University School of Nursing experienced a poverty simulation that opened their eyes to hard realities and instilled greater compassion for the poor in their communities.

The simulation, held every August for the Care of Populations course, consisted of groups of tables to replicate homes, businesses and a homeless shelter. Students were grouped into families, playing the roles of the homeless, parents, grandparents, children, single mothers, elderly widows, and immigrants who struggled to speak English.

The students quickly realized that language, mobility and illness caused barriers to working, caring for families, managing finances and getting help when needed.

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