United Way of Mesa County

THIS IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. If you register more than one person, please provide the first and last name and email address of each person who will be attending. Donations to United Way of Mesa County through this registration page are appreciated but optional.

Registration

<span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">The Poverty Immersion Experience will allow participants to spend a simulated month in the life of an individual who is experiencing poverty in Mesa County. This interactive event promotes poverty awareness, increases understanding, and inspires local change. The intent is to shift the belief and paradigm about poverty from being seen as a personal failure or character flaw to the understanding that poverty is a systemic and societal issue.  <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Please note - <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">this experience is not a game! <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">This simulation is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive month to month. <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Limited to 80 participants, please register as soon as possible<span fr-original-style="color:rgb(226, 80, 65);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(226, 80, 65);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Registration deadline is Friday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m.<span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Please note, this experience runs from 1:00-5:00pm and we ask participants to be present for the entire event.Water and light snacks will be available, but we encourage participants to eat lunch prior to the event. <span fr-original-style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">This event is a part of the United Way of Mesa County United to Solve Homelessness program, a community-based education and outreach program to help raise awareness, inspire solutions, and help solve the issue of homelessness in Mesa County. United Way of Mesa County has partnered with a variety of organizations in this field to assist in the planning and implementation of this program.  <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Brought to you by United Way of Mesa County in partnership with the City of Grand Junction and made possible by Wells Fargo.<span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932734/li4chvzydhdi4zi44g1u.png" style="width:157px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932965/egico5fwstawngoa1hfc.png" style="width:344px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932705/q62b3rzwaqw2uem5ougk.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center" />

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name ,Thank you for registering for the Poverty Immersion Experience.  📭   at Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital, 2635 N 7th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501⌚   On Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 1:00-5:00pmPlease note, this experience runs from 1:00-5:00 pm and we ask participants to be present for the entire event. We encourage all participants to eat lunch prior to arriving.  Thank you,The United Way of Mesa County Teamimpact@uwmesacounty.org970-243-5364

The Poverty Immersion Experience will allow participants to spend a simulated month in the life of an individual who is experiencing poverty in Mesa County. This interactive event promotes poverty awareness, increases understanding, and inspires local change. The intent is to shift the belief and paradigm about poverty from being seen as a personal failure or character flaw to the understanding that poverty is a systemic and societal issue.  Please note - this experience is not a game! This simulation is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive month to month. Limited to 80 participants, please register as soon as possibleRegistration deadline is Friday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m.Please note, this experience runs from 1:00-5:00pm and we ask participants to be present for the entire event.Water and light snacks will be available, but we encourage participants to eat lunch prior to the event. This event is a part of the United Way of Mesa County United to Solve Homelessness program, a community-based education and outreach program to help raise awareness, inspire solutions, and help solve the issue of homelessness in Mesa County. United Way of Mesa County has partnered with a variety of organizations in this field to assist in the planning and implementation of this program.  Brought to you by United Way of Mesa County in partnership with the City of Grand Junction and made possible by Wells Fargo. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932734/li4chvzydhdi4zi44g1u.png" style="width:157px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932965/egico5fwstawngoa1hfc.png" style="width:344px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1730932705/q62b3rzwaqw2uem5ougk.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" />

United Way of Mesa County

Poverty Immersion Experience - January 25, 2025 at St. Mary's Regional Hospital

2635 N 7th St

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Free

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