PHOTOS: Cobb event helps participants understand toll of poverty

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PHOTOS: Cobb event helps participants understand toll of poverty

Think Tank Inc., a nonprofit based in Ohio, brought the Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) to Cobb County for the first time on Monday.

Sarah Evans pawns items during the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Participants take part in the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Bryson Moon holds up an eviction notice during the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Participants take part in a discussion following the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

A participant of the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) holds a doll that represents a baby at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Marlo Fox, executive director at Think Tank Inc., speaks to participants of the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Rita Sakhalin and Darrell Galloway strategize during the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Cost of Poverty Experience is held at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. COPE is an immersive simulation that “explores the lived experience of poverty firsthand through the eyes of real families,” according to their website. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Sarah Evans pawns items during the Cost of Poverty Simulator (COPE) at Stonebridge Church in Marietta on Monday, August 7, 2023. The simulator uses financial situations lived out by actual families to give a firsthand understanding of the impact of poverty. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)