Bike for the Gulf!
CGR co-founder Malik Rahim is biking from Louisiana to Washington D.C. to raise awareness for wetlands restoration. Learn more here!
Brian Owen Snow benefit in October!
Brian Owen Snow will play New Orleans Gallier Hall on October 19 as part of his "Love, Life and Legacy Tour," which supports many organizations, including Common Ground Relief. Find out details here
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"Single Minded Women" on Volunteering with Common Ground Relief
"In tight economic times, volunteer vacations are a wonderful alternative to more expensive, traditional vacations. Many are fee-free, which means you pay the travel costs and the rest of the trip is ‘on the house’. But how do you choose? There are loads of great causes in unusual locations, with people and projects in need of help. Volunteers return from vacation gratified and refreshed, having learned new skills, explored new parts of themselves, and participated in exceptional adventures....
Join a grassroots effort to support the residents of New Orleans as they rebuild their neighborhoods. Common Ground Relief, a non-profit organization since 2007, works with other community-based nonprofits to prioritize the needs of the community and identify the issues that have held up reconstruction. The organization is looking for volunteers skilled in dry-wall hanging, carpentry, painting, legal aid, social work, media and public relations, computer technology, cooking, gardening, wetlands restoration, and bio-remediation. Both short- and long-term volunteers are needed."