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Karen Grace, center, tries to negotiate with the "judge" Tuesday in a Cost of Poverty Experience at First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d'Alene. During the simulation, Grace "went to jail" for not having enough money.

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Pretend poverty, real struggles
May 24, 2023 1:09 a.m.

Pretend poverty, real struggles

Cost of Poverty Experience simulates social services challenges

George and Kathleen Sayler were stressed out. The couple struggled at every step Tuesday during the Cost of Poverty Experience, a simulation organized by the Community Action Partnership at the First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d’Alene.