CrossPurpose

While many non-profits ask the question, “How do we help people in poverty?”, we want to ask a different question – “How do we help people get out of poverty?” To that end, we offer a free six-month program focusing on workforce development, both soft and hard skills. We offer over a dozen career tracks for our neighbors and so they can achieve a credential which will launch them into a career. While our neighbors work hard during those six months, we do not consider it a success until our neighbors get jobs paying $20/hr or more. We are an outcomes-based non-profit, not an activities-based non-profit. Through learned and lived experience, we believe that transformation usually happens through a relationship. We foster deep relationships between our participants and volunteers. The volunteers are not mentors who teach the participants, but rather friends who walk alongside them to encourage them on the journey and to be there for support when necessary. Finally, we believe every person has a spiritual nature, not just a physical body. We define “spiritual” as that which pertains to the mind, the will, and the emotions. We desire to see all program participants grow spiritually during their time at CrossPurpose. Spiritual poverty needs to be addressed in order for long-term transformation to take hold. We believe when we engage the whole person, deep transformation occurs and a new lifelong trajectory is set. Abolition of poverty comes from an approach to the human spirit with dignity, respect, and love. This kind of love is the most powerful force in the world. Come join us on this journey!