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The Housing Book Club has expired. For questions regarding the book club, contact housing@gjcity.org.

Housing in Grand Junction 

In December 2022, The City formally adopted Housing Strategy 13: Provide Community Engagement and Education Opportunities to Address Housing Challenges and Promote Community Participation (Housing Strategies 1-12). Housing issues are complex and require community engagement and education to ensure that, first, community needs are identified, and secondly, those needs are addressed and prioritized. The Housing Book Club is one way in which the City of Grand Junction is working towards building relationships with community members, providing factual information about the issues in an easy-to-understand format, and working to help find community-supported solutions.

The Housing Book Club has expired. For questions regarding the book club, contact housing@gjcity.org.

Housing in Grand Junction 

In December 2022, The City formally adopted Housing Strategy 13: Provide Community Engagement and Education Opportunities to Address Housing Challenges and Promote Community Participation (Housing Strategies 1-12). Housing issues are complex and require community engagement and education to ensure that, first, community needs are identified, and secondly, those needs are addressed and prioritized. The Housing Book Club is one way in which the City of Grand Junction is working towards building relationships with community members, providing factual information about the issues in an easy-to-understand format, and working to help find community-supported solutions.

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  • Balance the Budget: the Costs of Poverty

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    Housing, Houselessness and poverty go hand in hand. Take a moment and see if you can "balance the budget" of a household experiencing poverty. 

    Try the Spent Budget Simulator. 

    Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the simulation. 

    Questions to consider: 

    1. 1. Which job did you choose, and why? Did you purchase health insurance? 
    2. 3. What did you buy at the grocery store, and how many of each item? What was the total cost? 
    3.  Write down any choices you had to make that surprised you or were things you haven’t considered before. 
    4. How did you fare during the experience? Were you able to meet all of your needs? Why or why not? 
    5.  Did you have any money at the end of the month? 
    6. What frustrated you during the simulation? What did you like or dislike about SPENT? 
    7. What insights or conclusions did you form about people who experience poverty? • What would you like to learn more about based on your SPENT experience? • Did anyone do the simulation more than once? If so, how did your experiences differ?