StepMC has been helping the McPherson community understand poverty for over 10 years and will continue that mission this Thursday, July 23, with a poverty simulation. StepMC was founded in 2010 by a group of city leaders who recognized the problem of poverty in the community. They realized that the programs in place at the time were not addressing the underlying issues. McPherson had resources to help pay rent and utilities or get food at the time, but there were no programs to help people get out of poverty. Those leaders recognized that building relationships across socioeconomic lines had the potential to help lift those living in poverty out of poverty. “StepMC is in a unique niche. We help fill the gap between concrete resources and where people need to get to, to be thriving,” Austin Regier, director of StepMC, said. StepMC makes an effort to uplift people in poverty and recognize their power and work in the community.
Source: McPherson Weekly News
