CROSS OVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Employment
- Immigrants & Refugees
Location
PO Box 531Dayton, OH 45401 United StatesWebsite:
http://www.crossovercd.org
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Organization Information
Mission Statement
VISION: Cross Over Community Development is a gateway to self-reliance, confidence, and dignity for immigrants, refugees, and underserved communities. Mission: Cross Over Community Development is a resource center for immigrants and underserved community that provide educational services and employment opportunities in the greater Dayton area.
Description
Cross Over Community Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting immigrants and refugees in re-establishing high-quality lives for themselves and fully participating in the life of their new community.
Background
Cross Over was named after the idea that African immigrants and refugees cross from areas of absolute poverty and come to the US with the hope of accessing opportunities, create wealth and escape poverty. Unfortunately, they find upon arrival here barriers after barriers mostly linked to their lack of functional skills, cultural awareness, appropriate education, transferable job skills as well as social connections and they get stuck with the first survival job they get upon arrival here, unable to move to the next level, many become underemployed and end up assimilating in the underclass which prevents them from realizing their dream of creating money, prosperity, and success.
It is against this backdrop that volunteers who have been involved with new immigrants’ issues formed a nonprofit called "Cross Over Community Development" intended to empower them with employment skills and job creations so that they can improve their quality of life and self-sufficiency. Our outreach programs to break the generational poverty will target both immigrants and underserved communities.
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(March 14, 2022)
Crossover Community Development has many great projects to work on and their mission is very important. There is a lot of freedom when volunteering so you can use your strengths to make it a great experience.
(April 26, 2021)
Cross Over has an important mission facilitating the transition of recent subSaharan African immigrants to the Dayton area. Cross Over's leader, Catherine Bitwayiki has a compelling and inspirational vision. Volunteering with Cross Over mentoring recent African immigrants as they transition to American culture has opened a new world of friendships for me.
(April 17, 2021)