Affordable Housing

In 2022, the Call to Action Foundation, a private operating foundation, was established to preserve and expand access to affordable housing for working families and seniors in the West and Midwest. Since our inception, we have invested over $80 million to help secure and preserve affordable housing for communities in need. Our mission is to develop and maintain high-quality, affordable housing in the communities where we live and work. We are committed to providing safe, welcoming homes that foster stability and growth.  

Housing for Families and Seniors

Our vision is to create vibrant, supportive communities where families can thrive, build strong connections, and enjoy a better quality of life. Affordable housing provides many community benefits, including increased consumer spending, job and economic growth, reduced evictions, and decreased homelessness. In addition, it provides stability for children who need safe, stable places to learn and grow.

Our Housing Investments

We currently operate 9 affordable properties across three states with many more projects in development.  In collaboration with many key community partners, we unite efforts to foster stronger, more resilient communities. Current projects include: 

 For information regarding our upcoming property, The Afton at Sparks Marina, property and waitlist, click here.

Scholarships

We believe in the transformative power of education and the importance of investing in young talent. Through our scholarship program, we aim to remove financial barriers and create opportunities for driven, high-potential students to thrive. By supporting the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and changemakers, we're helping build a brighter, more equitable future for all.

More than Financial Support

In addition to financial aid, our Scholars gain access to mentorship, academic counseling, leadership development, and personal and professional support. Since 2007, we’ve awarded over $7 million in scholarships to students in need. Each student meets regularly with our Scholarship Advisor and attends events and workshops designed to support them throughout their academic journey.

Meet our Scholars

We currently have over 77 active scholarship recipients attending schools across several States. Our scholarship recipients represent a variety of amazing students working hard to reach their academic goals and a bright future. Here you can meet a few of our 2024 scholarship recipients.

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Who Are Our Scholars?

Our scholarship recipients represent a diverse group of outstanding students working hard to reach their academic goals. Scholars accepted to our program are required to keep a 3.0 GPA, dedicate 500 hours of community service, and be committed to staying engaged in our learning opportunities.

How to Apply?

Food Security

An estimated 44 million people are faced with hunger every year in the United States, including more than 13 million children. Hunger knows no boundaries and it touches every community in the United States.

Since 2020, the Call Foundation in partnership with FJ Management's subsidiary Maverik, has helped provide over 16 million meals* to Feeding America in its fight against hunger. In 2023, Maverik’s food waste reduction program also donated over 500,080 pounds of food, which is equivalent to 416,733 meals* pounds of surplus food helping to provide over 433,401 additional meals. The food waste reduction program is active in more than 400 Maverik stores across 13 states.

*MealClaim - $1 helps to provide at least ten meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local member food banks.

Early Childhood

The Call Foundation’s Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood & Family Mental Health Grant Program supports organizations and initiatives that assist children (ages zero through eight-years-old), parents, caregivers, and teachers. The foundation seeks to ensure all children and families in Utah and our region have equal access to high-quality early childhood education and mental health services. 

Our Strategy

A child’s early experiences have lifelong physical, social, and emotional impacts. While positive experiences position a young child for a stronger life, traumatic experiences during those early years may result in long-lasting, negative consequences.  This early phase of life is critical for positive brain development and building a solid foundation for a healthy and successful life.

Research shows that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) can harm a person’s health and well-being into adulthood, and may result in poor health outcomes like chronic disease, developmental delays, homelessness, sustained poverty, and increased risk for involvement in the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, children of color are much more likely to experience trauma and toxic stress and thus some of these negative outcomes.

High-quality early childhood education and mental health care support and sustain a child’s success throughout life.  Early involvement in these programs supports educational attainment and success and increases earning potential. In short, healthy, well-educated children bolster full communities for generations.