Common Ground Presents: Our New Website
Welcome to Common Ground’s new and improved website. We’ve kept some of the old and added some new functionality and features designed to help us stay in touch with our online constituents–from supporters and community members to consumers and potential clients. We’ve... Read More
Common Ground CEO Tony Rothschild is one of the first three recipients awarded a grant by the McGregor Fund for the Eugene A. Miller Fellows Program recently. The grants were awarded to support sabbaticals for the three awardees. The other two recipients are Cheryl P. Johnson, CEO of Coalition on... Read More
The rainy day didn’t dampen the spirits of the more than 100 walkers who came out for CG’s 2nd annual Walk on Common Ground, held Sunday, May 2. Terrie Meerscheart, this year’s official walk ambassador, kicked off the event with a compelling and heartwarming opening speech about... Read More
Lenda Jackson has been appointed director of communications for Common Ground. Jackson will be responsible for managing internal communications as well as promoting the agency’s mission, programs, services, achievements and contributions to the communities it serves. She will also serve a key role... Read More
A group of energetic high school boys recently dropped by Common Ground’s new teen street outreach center ReaLife, but it wasn’t just to hang out. They came bearing gifts—in the form of a $500 check. “We’re a chapter of the B’Nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO),” explained Adam Rubenfire... Read More
Common Ground salutes employee Jennifer Baker. The youth specialist who joined the CG team in 2006 as a college intern recently came to the aid of a burn victim near the agency’s transitional living facility in Royal Oak. “I saw a big explosion and fire across the street near the LA Fitness... Read More
Art in the Park Returns to Downtown Birmingham
Common Ground presents Art in the Park annually as its principal fundraiser. This year’s 36th Art in the Park will feature original, juried fine art by more than 190 artists from across the United States and Canada. Eighteen media will be represented, including: basketry, ceramics, drawing,... Read More
