COPE

2 South 14th Street,Kansas City KS 66102

23 May, 2022

Description

COPE gives participants and volunteers an opportunity to experience poverty firsthand through the eyes of real families. 40 Million Americans are affected by poverty, including 1 in every 5 children. These numbers should disturb us, yet statistics can have a numbing effect. The Cost of Poverty Experience is a 2.5 hour immersive experience that gives you the opportunity to gain a glimpse into the lives of families in our communities that face poverty everyday. 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 can: Deepen their understanding of the realities of poverty in America, improve practices and approaches to better engage low income individuals and their families and build partnerships with the broader community to improve outcomes for low-income families.