CrossPurpose

In our society today, when many Americans think about poverty, they tend to think in economic categories. You may have heard someone comment, “They just need to get a job!” as if that would solve the problem. While a good job may help someone escape poverty for a time, most cycle back in within 3-5 years. So, there is more at play than mere economics. When many people look at people in poverty, they say, “What’s wrong with you?” At CrossPurpose, we start with “What’s happened to you?” You see, poverty is often fruit on the tree of a broken world and broken system. The roots of the tree can be a societal system that holds people back, an environment of hopelessness that pervades communities, a lack of relationships and exposure to advancement opportunities, racial and economic oppression, traumatic experiences that leave people wounded, etc. Therefore, just putting someone in a job short-circuits the pathway to true life and societal transformation. We see people as unique creations of God who possess the dignity, worth, and value necessary to achieve their potential. We exist to help them see their true potential and to activate it so as to stop generational poverty. While money can help someone escape financial poverty, holistic transformation builds a life of flourishing. At CrossPurpose, we define our holistic approach as abolishing economic, relational, and spiritual poverty.

CROSSPURPOSE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ABOLISHING RELATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND SPIRITUAL POVERTY THROUGH CAREER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT