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Crisis Assistance Ministry

Crisis Assistance Ministry

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Missouri Community Action Network

February 10, 2020

Poverty Simulation Prepares Nursing Students for Community Practice

For aspiring nurses, an understanding of what life is like for people in underserved communities is a critical part of their education. At UNC Charlotte, students have a chance to experience what their patients may face on a day-to-day basis through Crisis Assistance Ministry’s Poverty Simulation.

Filed Under: Advocacy, Agency News Tagged With: Civic Education, Education, Jamie Brandon, Jennifer Madden, Missouri Community Action Network, Nursing, Poverty, Poverty Simulation, UNC Charlotte

April 29, 2019

Transforming a Skeptic

I’m skeptical when I hear people talk about life-altering, perspective-shifting experiences. So, when I came home to tell my roommate that I had just experienced one of the most powerful and transformative two hours of my life, I recognized the incredulous face looking back at me.

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Civic Education, Missouri Community Action Network, Poverty, Poverty Simulation, Providence Presbyterian Church

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