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Fighting Poverty

Crossroads Urban Center facilitates political advocacy groups that bring together community members interested in working towards a system that aligns with the needs of the people.  Our political advocacy groups (listed below) create space for voices often left out to be actively part of the political process.  These community groups work with political leaders to make policies that are inclusive and support people in their fight to escape poverty.

Coalition of Religious Communities (CORC)

The Coalition of Religious Communities brings people together from 15 different faith communities to: 

• Educate faith communities about poverty and how to engage decision makers in finding solutions
• Educate elected officials about Utah’s religious diversity and the commitment of faith communities to justice for the poor.
• Organize events to draw attention to specific poverty issues and give people of faith opportunities to express support for their low income neighbors.
• Build Community between people from different faiths who share a commitment to reducing poverty and its consequences.

Community Housing Advocacy Project (CHAP)

The Community Housing Advocacy Project (CHAP) works to preserve and increase low income housing opportunities in Utah. CHAP has worked to preserve scarce single room occupancy (SRO) housing units in Salt Lake City, merge Section 8 waiting lists in Salt Lake county, call attention to the growing number of homeless, and identify additional resources for low income housing development.
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For more information contact the project director of CHAP, Tim Funk, at 801-364-7765, ext. 105.

Poplar Grove Neighborhood Alliance (PGNA)

The Poplar Grove Neighborhood Alliance (PGNA) nurtures the genuine participation and solidarity of all neighbors in an effort to identify and address social injustices, especially as it affects people living in poverty. We promote civic engagement with government officials and agencies to bring accountability to public agencies, as well as to elected and appointed officials. Issues being addressed include crime and safety, neighborhood infrastructure changes and improvements, opportunities for area youth, and inequitable treatment of Westside residents by the City and other governmental institutions. Through the community organizing process, we are developing the capacity and power to impact the root causes of poverty and other social injustices in our community. We are working to identify the people and structures that can help us in those efforts by means of communication, negotiation, and even confrontation when needed, in order to effect the necessary institutional changes.

For more information, contact Rich Tuttle at 801-364-7765 x. 106.

Powerful Moms Who Care

Powerful Moms Who Care (PMWC) is an organization of low-income women working toward safer communities and healthier families, especially for people living in extreme poverty and struggling with homelessness. We work to increase the availability of low-income housing for families, as well as accessible and affordable child care, health care, education and job training.

For more information, contact Audrey Mancini at 801-364-7765 x.110.