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COPE: The Cost of Poverty Experience
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C.O.P.E is an immersive poverty simulation designed to offer a glimpse into the lives of low-income individuals and families living in our communities.
Many organizations and communities across the nation use COPE to work more effectively with low-income families. COPE gives participants and volunteers an opportunity to experience poverty firsthand through the eyes of real families. The experiential nature of this training helps organizations and communities more deeply understand the complexities of poverty, paving the way for addressing the issues of poverty more comprehensively.
COPE is a tool that will help your team:
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Deepen their understanding of the realities of poverty in America.
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Improve practices and approaches to better engage low income individuals and their families.
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Build partnerships with the broader community to improve outcomes for low-income families.
Come volunteer with us the second Wednesday of each month from 9am-1pm!
DETAILS:
Join Light Orlando for this monthly project to benefit local hospitals. We will learn how to make items used in the Child Life Programs and throughout the hospitals to comfort families and individuals facing difficult challenges.
No skill is needed, just the willingness to learn, serve, and have fun in the process.
This group will meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 9am - 1pm.
Join us for the whole time or drop in when you are available.
If you have them bring a pair of fabric scissors, a cutting mat, and a rotary cutter.
Some tools will be provided.