[MSW] FW: CANHelp hosting Community Poverty Simulation - October 17th

[Janis Cirkles]

Please read below and attached. Thanks

From: Brian Brumley
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 11:34 AM
To: Janis Cirkles; Vicki Anderson
Cc: Rebecca Judd; Lyndsey Norris; Linda Openshaw
Subject: FW: CANHelp hosting Community Poverty Simulation - October 17th
Importance: High

Janis and or Vicki --- I need this to go out on BSW and MSW Listserv.

PLEASE ADD:   Mr. Brumley has approved this opportunity for any student in field Fall 2018 to receive 3.5 clock hours of internship hours.

Brian Brumley, LMSW-IPR
Director of Field Education
Texas A & M-Commerce
School of Social Work
(903) 468-3071

From: Shanna Martin [mailto:shanna at canhelponline.org]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 11:24 AM
Subject: CANHelp hosting Community Poverty Simulation - October 17th
Importance: High

    Good Morning-

This is just a reminder that CANHelp will be hosting our fall Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) on Wednesday, October 17th from 1:00PM-4:30PM at The ROC located at 115 Putman St. in Sulphur Springs. This training would be a good experience for older students, people involved in civic organizations, healthcare or mental health workers, non-profit agencies, educators, community leaders, churches or anyone who wants to understand the realities many in our communities face every day and find out more about the efforts going on in our communities to help fight poverty! Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Why should you attend at Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS)?
Sometimes it is difficult for those of us who have enough to truly understand the situations that families living in poverty experience every day - the decisions they have to make, and the fears and frustrations they feel. That is why we are inviting you to walk a mile in the shoes of those facing poverty by participating in the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS).

What to expect?
The CAPS provides participants with the opportunity to assume the role of a low-income family member living on a limited budget. The experience is divided into four 15-minute sessions, each of which represents one week in which you must provide for your family and maintain your home. As one participant commented, "This poverty simulation dramatically demonstrates how much time and energy many families have to give just to survive from day to day. It quickly dispels the myth ''that people would do fine if they would only go out and get a job!"

Space is limited, so please sign up quickly. Visit our website to register, www.canhelponline.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.canhelponline.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=eR6wSXgzuOZzkaVYaDBT-OL1HcWsxmUJbSJdiCUHUd8&m=3n6pw0lXNgEOCGMGs_HcW-KJIKKI0NhClUAYVKCQCnw&s=6pyTQSXholioWJYjcGFGIUyfNUlf5xHl7Sw8T74dqbg&e=>. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer in the simulation (good experience for previous attendees), please call CANHelp at 903-885-9797 ext. 3 or email me at shanna at canhelponline.org<mailto:shanna at canhelponline.org>. Additionally, please help us spread the word and this along to your colleagues and invite them to attend as well. We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Shanna Martin, M.A.
Executive Director
CANHelp & 2-1-1 Texas North East Region
Phone:  (903) 885-9797 ext. 1
Fax:  (903) 439-2270

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