HAYS COUNTY
An exercise in empathy was conducted this past week as community members gathered at the Hays County Elections Office to participate in a poverty simulation. About 75 people attended the Community Action Poverty Simulation, which is an interactive, immersive experience that attempts to sensitize participants to the realities of poverty. The event was sponsored by Wimberley United Methodist Church and hosted by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County. The event included a presentation by the Hays County Health Department Manager, Matthew Gonzales who shared poverty statistics relating to the Hays County community.
Participants arrived around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 to check in and receive information about their role in the simulation. Attendees were from a wide variety of communities from social workers to teachers and even political representatives such as San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson.
