Remembering Christopher Franco, Supporting His Family
On July 26, 2019 Common Ground graduate Christopher Franco was hit and killed while riding a motor scooter. Christopher was a beloved
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What do you do with a School Garden in the summer?
Suzannah Holsenbeck, CT Schoolyards Program Manager The CT Schoolyards Program frequently hears the question: what do you do with school gardens in
Teaching Our Cities 2019
Expertise comes from everywhere By Kimball Cartwright, Director of Development School officially closed in mid-June but for many Common Ground educators and
Young People Write: What’s It Like To Be A Common Ground Student?
By Joel Tolman, Director of Impact & Engagement This year, a group of smart, funny, creative, critical Common Ground students signed on
CG Grad is back to lead the next generation!
By Halima Flynn, Development Associate Recent hire Crystal Fernandez is no stranger to Common Ground, she’s a 2005 alumnae who brings eleven
The Mobile Market is Back!
By Halima Flynn, Development Associate Alonzo gets help selecting his scallions. In 2012 a team of Common Ground high school
Congrats to the Grads – Class of 2019 Graduation
We couldn't be more proud! Take a look at our recent graduates!
This is Shakespeare……CG Style!
By Halima Flynn, Development Associate This past semester, as we reported in a previous blog post, Common Ground students took a college
The weather hasn’t held back the CT Schoolyards Program!
Despite our spotty weather this April, the CT Schoolyards program has been planting and working away!!!
How do you get from Philly to Common Ground?
By Halima Flynn, Development Associate for Special Events and Communications When you first meet Brother Tommy (or Tommy Joshua Caison as