Poverty Simulation - United Way Week - Great Rivers United Way

Schedule

Mon Aug 18 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Radisson Hotel La Crosse | La Crosse, WI

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Monday, August 18, 2025
3:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Doors open at 2:45 p.m.
Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Second St. S.
This event is FREE, but registration is required: https://www.greatriversunitedway.org/povsim818
Great Rivers United Way’s Poverty Simulation is a hands-on experience that helps participants become sensitized to the realities faced by low-income people living and working right here in the Coulee Region.
Our Poverty Simulation will challenge you to:
• leave any preconceived notions you may have about poverty at the door;
• learn about and attempt to navigate services meant to help those facing poverty;
• and acknowledge that – while, for you, this is just a simulation – what you’ll experience is day-to-day life for far too many real people living right here in our community.
We maintain the dignity of those facing poverty by executing our simulation with the utmost seriousness and respect.
Our Poverty Simulation is appropriate for children age 13+ when accompanied by a participating adult.
This event is part of Great Rivers United Way's first-ever United Way Week, taking place August 18-22, 2025. Check out our full line-up of fun and educational events here on Facebook or at https://www.greatriversunitedway.org/unitedwayweek.
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Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Second Street South, 200 Harborview Plaza,La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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Great Rivers United Way

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