Mission:
Unite to Lift Every Person to Self-reliance and Prosperity
perspectives
Report: Intergenerational Poverty in Utah, 2017
Under the leadership of Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, leaders in 11 rural counties and two urban counties were engaged to develop local plans that align with the Commission’s goals to reduce IGP among Utah children and their families. The focus on local solutions...
It’s Time to Fight Poverty the “Utah Way”
CEO Paul Mero wrote an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune proposing a compact for poverty issues similar to the Utah Compact created for issues involving immigration. Mero suggests that the following values might help begin this important conversation: First, we must see...
The American Dream is Alive in Utah
There is still one part of the country where the poor can become successful: Salt Lake City. If you’re in the bottom 20 percent of incomes and living in Charlotte, North Carolina, you only have a 4 percent chance of making it into the top 20 percent. But in Salt Lake...
Focus Areas
Education
Help everyone learn what they need in schools.
Work
Help everyone work for self-sufficiency
Family
Help everyone learn what they need in schools.
Other
Help everyone work for self-sufficiency
About Transcend Together
We are advocates for those who are poor and disadvantaged. We seek to lift every person in need to self-reliance and prosperity through public policy that affirms their human dignity. We work with all people of good will who share our vision.
We invite you to join us. . . .
