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- EIN 87-0295751
- (801) 364-7765
- 347 S 400 E Salt Lake Cty UT 84111 USA
- www.crossroads-u-c.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Human Services, Neighborhood Centers, Thrift Shops
Mission: Crossroads Urban Center is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that assists and organizes Utahns with low incomes, those with disabilities, and people of color to meet basic survival needs and to address essential issues affecting quality of life.
Target demographics: low income people
Geographic areas served: the greater Salt Lake City area
Programs: Crossroads operates two busy emergency food pantries in Salt Lake City. The Luisa E. Lema emergency food pantry (est. 1967) is open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday and located downtown at 347 S. 400 East. Our Westside Food Pantry (est. 2017) is open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday at 1358 W. Indiana Ave. Crossroads maintains an emergency fund to assist with gasoline, prescriptions, transit passes, rent, utilities, and other urgent needs. In addition, Crossroads organizes holiday food distributions at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Crossroads' Thrift Store (est. 1966) in Salt Lake City (1385 W. Indiana Ave. ) distributes clothing and household goods free of charge to thousands of households annually, including new children's shoes. The store also sells items at low cost. The Store is open 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.