1. Poverty Awareness Exercise
By Rev. J.J. Whitney, AR United Methodist Church
200K Reasons Childhood Hunger Initiative

2. Payday!---you receive $1398 from the man’s employer.

3. DAY 2
THE FOLLOWING IS DUE NOW: Rent $550 Car payment $250 Car insurance $75 Utilities $100 Health Insurance $328 for family of 4

4. Weekly bills
Groceries: $ average for the leanest bills Daycare: part-time, $50 Gas for the week: $40

5. DAY 3
LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES

6. DAY 4
Do you need to seek social services? See JJ

7. Day 5
CASH available!

8. DAY 6-7
The weekend—how will you spend it?? How will you fill it??

9. DAY 8
Weekly bills: Part-time childcare $50 Full-time childcare $125 After school childcare $30 Gas $40 Laundromat: $20

10. Day 9
Cell phone bill $60

11. Day 10
Life happens UPDATE

12. DAY 11
You need toiletries and household items: toilet paper, dish soap, deoderant, toothpaste, soap, makeup, laundry detergent---$100

13. DAY 13-14
The weekend 

14. DAY 15
Payday! Woman’s job: $465 AND child support for the single mom: $200—IT IS LATE Bills: child-care & gas & groceries

15. DAY 16
A note was sent home from school about your 5-year old’s clothes that “jeans with holes” are not permitted. You need at least 3 pairs to get through the week until you can go to the laundromat.

16. DAY 18
If you got the payday loan, interest is DUE

17. DAY 19
SOCIAL SERVICES DAY

18. DAY 20-21
Weekend

19. DAY 22
LIFE HAPPENS UPDATE

20. WEEKLY BILLS
Groceries, gas, childcare

21. DAY 23
School supplies needed for 3-year old’s preschool: $25

22. DAY 24
Your 5-year old is invited to a birthday party. You need to get a gift --$20

23. DAY 25
You are sick from going to the birthday party with all of those kids. Miss a day of work and lose pay. Medication $15

24. DAY 26
Social services day

25. DAY 27-28
Weekend

26. DAY 29
Holiday! Mom can’t work to stay home with kids. Loses pay and still has to pay for a week of daycare. BILLS: groceries, gas

27. DAY 30
Payday! Dad, if working: $1398 Single Mom: $465