Across from the Anschutz Medical Campus in the heart of Aurora, the sounds of construction reverberate through the streets.

To Jason Janz, they are the sounds of a bright future for hundreds of Aurorans who will move into the under-construction affordable housing complex next year and begin free career training classes at the same facility.

 In Arvada, the city is welcoming a new Colorado nonprofit into the community.

CrossPurpose, a faith-based nonprofit fighting poverty through career development, officially opened its doors in the city on Wednesday.

Dental assisting emerged as a top job opportunity among the standout roles identified in the Colorado Workforce Development Council’s (CWDC) 2022 Talent Pipeline Report. This insight and direct feedback from industry professionals echoing the need for more dental assistants ignited the impetus for CrossPurpose to develop a specialized Dental Assisting Program.

Stephanie already knows she wants further opportunities. She loves her current role in the Cancer Center and is considering a future in nursing or as a radiology technologist.

CrossPurpose works with training partners like Penn Foster to create strategic career paths for Leaders.

9News and NEXT with Kyle Clark featured CrossPurpose, a no-cost program that helps hundreds of Coloradans a year break out of generational poverty through careers.ries including IT, cybersecurity, business development, skilled trades, and health care.

CrossPurpose is proud to be an official training partner of the Pay It Forward Fund to prepare Colorado residents for in-demand, well-paying jobs in industries including IT, cybersecurity, business development, skilled trades, and health care.

For the third year in a row, CrossPurpose was named as a to the Best Places to Work list by the Denver Business Journal.

CrossPurpose CEO Jason Janz was named to the Denver Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO list.

On Monday morning in Englewood, class was in session for dozens of students working toward a new purpose. 

Among the many challenges facing companies trying to hire talent right now is a phenomenon called the skills mismatch.

Englewood saw CrossPurpose as a good fit, since it offers resources that not only help people get mid-level jobs, but training on conflict resolution in the workplace so that they can keep those jobs.

CrossPurpose is one of seven nonprofits awarded “pay for success” investment capital by California company NPX.