About this Event
Local author Jason Janz is joining us on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:00 PM at our Colfax location to share about his new book, Together We Climb: A Community-Driven Approach to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Build Prosperity!
Registration includes the following options:
- A signed Hardcover copy of the book … OR
- A $5 Gift Card to Tattered Cover Book Store
This event includes an opportunity to meet the author, participate in an audience Q&A after the presentation, and get your book signed and personalized. Photos with the author are welcome!
We will have a limited supply of additional books for guests to purchase in store. Only a book ticket guarantees you a copy of the book.
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 7 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
If America is the wealthiest country in the world, why are so many people living in poverty and missing out on the promise of the American Dream?
Poverty is America's number-one social problem, and while we spend $1.75 trillion every year trying to solve it, much of that effort falls short. But it doesn't have to.
Together We Climb challenges the way we understand poverty—not as a personal failure, but as a complex climb shaped by broken systems, disconnected supports, and unclear pathways. Dr. Steven C. Taylor and Jason Janz draw on decades of leadership in education, workforce development, and community transformation to reveal what's keeping people stuck and what actually works.
At the heart of the book are two field-tested frameworks. The Mountain Model maps the climb from poverty to prosperity. The Navigation Approach provides the solution: a relational strategy built on proximity, possibility, and pathways toward true human flourishing.
Together We Climb puts the map in your hands to reignite the American Dream—for everyone.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JASON JANZ leads one of the country’s most respected community-based models for helping families move from poverty to prosperity. He is CEO and cofounder of CrossPurpose, a Denver-based nonprofit born out of a pastoral commitment to loving God and loving neighbor. Raised in poverty and rooted in the same Denver neighborhood for nearly two decades, he brings proximity, faith, and long-term leadership to community transformation.
Event venue & nearby stays
Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, United States
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