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Poverty simulation an eye-opening experience for TROY students

News Students |  February 14, 2020 |  By Andy Ellis

Kayla Mitchell, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Andalusia, takes part in the Office of Civic Engagement's poverty simulation.

Kayla Mitchell, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Andalusia, takes part in the Office of Civic Engagement's poverty simulation.

Kayla Mitchell scrambled from one side of the large Trojan Center Ballrooms to the other, trying to balance her work schedule while also ensuring she had time to shop for groceries and cover her “family’s” financial obligations.

Students were divided into family groups and had to navigate different circumstances by working with different agencies…

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