“Even though it’s gamified, it’s not a game,” said Jason Alemán, VP of United Way’s Ready Children Impact Council. “It’s really a [tool to] simulate what it is to make these tough choices every single day and the impact of that.” Story by viviris.
Lucy Rios reads a coupon at H-E-B in November. An online budget simulator recently launched by the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County demonstrates how working class families struggle to balance their budgets with basic necessities and modest desires.
“Even though it’s gamified, it’s not a game,” said Jason Alemán, vice president of United Way’s Ready Children Impact Council. “It’s really a [tool to] simulate what it is to make these tough choices every single day and the impact of that.” These low-income, working families are referred to by United Way affiliates and family support service providers as Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, orWhile the poverty rate has remained relatively flat between 2010 and 2018, ALICE families jumped from being 25% to 35% of the county’s total population. That means 52% of all people in Bexar County aren’t making a living wage and have to make the tough choices outlined in the simulator, Alemán said.
“One of our mantras is that you should be able to work 40 hours a week in San Antonio at a decent job and … not have to make these tough choices.”The website’s simulator directs users to select different jobs , housing, childcare, food and transportation options. “The good news is your baby’s feeling better after a quick stomach bug. The bad news is you’re not,” one prompt reads. Do you call in sick , try to work a half-day , or tough it out?
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