{"id":12230,"date":"2015-03-24T15:17:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=12230"},"modified":"2015-03-24T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T19:17:55","slug":"junior-league-of-fort-myers-hosts-poverty-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2015\/03\/24\/junior-league-of-fort-myers-hosts-poverty-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior League of Fort Myers hosts poverty simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Brittany-Stahl-Taylor-Spangler-Dr.-Michael-Gutter-Molly-McGuire-Caldaro-Celia-Hill-and-Megan-Holly.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12231\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Brittany-Stahl-Taylor-Spangler-Dr.-Michael-Gutter-Molly-McGuire-Caldaro-Celia-Hill-and-Megan-Holly-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Brittany Stahl, Taylor Spangler, Dr. Michael Gutter, Molly McGuire Caldaro, Celia Hill and Megan Holly<\/p>\n<p>FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. (March 24, 2015) \u2013 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jlfm.org\" target=\"_blank\">Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc.<\/a> recently hosted an immersive poverty simulation experience for 40 attendees at the Canterbury School.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The event was moderated\u00a0by Dr. Michael Gutter and a team from the University of Florida\u2019s Extension Office and included a brief presentation on the impact of poverty across the state of Florida. Participants were divided into families working together to meet their unique needs and challenges during four 15-minute \u201cweeks.\u201d The families strove to meet their needs with limited resources by visiting stations throughout the room representing the utility company, work, school, the landlord, social services and establishments such as a pawn shop and payday lender. At the end, the families came together to discuss their insights while those who worked the stations discussed theirs. The group then related the challenges they faced to the challenges faced by those without a community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this simulation was presented during our fall conference in Orlando, it made a tremendous impact on all of the attendees, and we couldn\u2019t wait to bring the simulation to Fort Myers,\u201d said Sasha Storsberg-Warren, president of the Junior League of Fort Myers. \u201cThis simulation was not a game but rather an exercise to reveal the difficulties that poverty-stricken families must face on a daily basis. Events like this are just one of the many ways the Junior League\u2019s Public Affairs Committee brings educational platforms to our members and our community to raise awareness and impact positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Storsberg-Warren, as a result of the simulation event, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program for Lee County is partnering with the social workers embedded in the Title IX schools in the school district to have another simulation for all staff later this year.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Association of\u00a0Junior\u00a0Leagues\u00a0International,\u00a0Inc., the\u00a0Junior\u00a0League\u00a0of\u00a0Fort\u00a0Myers,\u00a0Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit\u00a0organization made up of\u00a0women\u00a0committed to promoting\u00a0voluntarism, developing the potential of\u00a0women\u00a0and improving\u00a0the\u00a0community\u00a0through the\u00a0effective\u00a0action\u00a0and leadership of\u00a0trained volunteers.\u00a0Its\u00a0purpose\u00a0is exclusively\u00a0educational and\u00a0charitable.\u00a0The JLFM is also a granting organization, providing mini-grants to organizations throughout Southwest Florida\u2019s five-county area to programs that create better life outcomes for our area\u2019s youth. JLFM memberships are open to all women aged 21 and older of all races, religions and national origin who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0call\u00a0239-277-1197 or\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jlfm.org\/\">www.jlfm.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany Stahl, Taylor Spangler, Dr. Michael Gutter, Molly McGuire Caldaro, Celia Hill and Megan Holly FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. 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