Common Ground Relief - Donate

Make a Secure Donation Online

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:41 +0000

To support Common Ground Relief with a secure, online donation, click here. Every little bit helps!
To see what your donation will support, visit our Project Areas page.

Thank you in advance for your ongoing support.

Images from nearly three years of Recovery and Rebuild

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:05:21 +0000

Volunteers from Global Hope have been a constant source of support for Common Ground Relief and, in particular, the rebuild of the Lower Ward. Most recently, Global Hope has collaborated with Common Ground Relief to ensure the rebuilding of Reverend Adam's Church.

Common Ground Relief is incredibly grateful to Global Hope not just for their relentless support, but also for producing this short video, which charts two and half years of the volunteer recovery and rebuild effort in New Orleans.

Common Ground would further like to express gratitude for the sacrifices that these courageous and dedicated volunteers continue to make by engaging in these solidarity efforts. The global community benefits by people coming together, and working together to promote hope and civic responsibility.

Linda Winslow: You are the Lucky Winner!

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Congratulations Linda Winslow!

Ms. Winslow purchased the winning ticket (#9002609) for two round trip tickets to New Orleans, and accommodations in the French Quarter during Carnival season. Common Ground Relief thanks David Zimmerman, who donated the trip for this successful fundraiser, and all of those who purchased raffle tickets.

We look forward to your visit to the Crescent City, and hope you enjoy the festivities that only New Orleans can provide. During this Mardi Gras season, Common Ground Relief continues to work diligently in the rebuilding and advocacy for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Common Ground depends on creative endeavors, like Mr. Zimmerman's donation and Ms. Winslow's participation in our raffle to keep our projects alive.

Stepping Out On Faith

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:59:52 +0000

To our Common Grounders--volunteers and donors and collaborative friends--as always, we need money to keep it going. We've had an amazing year and now with Make It Right at our doorstep and a training program in the works, we're still busy doing what needs to be done and we need your help.

We hope you'll read our end of year letter and make a donation to Common Ground. Starting January 1st, Common Ground, utilizing its new non-profit status, will become an independent entity and all the work will be done, on the ground in the Lower 9th Ward. We think this is an exciting time and we hope you'll continue to journey along with us.

Thank You to our Funders!

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:14:06 +0000

Common Ground Wishes to Express Our Gratitude to the following
funders and major supporters for helping us realize our dreams.

A.J. Calloway
Lori and Lee Kisling,
Stanley Street Treatment
Resources, Inc.
The Wallers,
The Ms.Foundation
Secoure Populaire
Roger Rindge
Greensboro Justice Fund
Deborah and Liam King
Suburban Floors and the Carpentieri FamilyAfrican/Korean American Organization
American Friends Service Committee
Andrew F. Podell
Anita Roddick
Aria Foundation (Bonnie Raitt)
the Arthur Samberg Family
Bernice Jenkins Foundation
Benzak Foundation
Big Brothers, Big Sisters

Wish List

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:09:56 +0000

Common Ground Relief's efforts are supported entirely through the generosity and support of donors.

If you'd like to make a monetary donation, click here!

If you are coming to Common Ground, and wish to bring a donation with you, please check the list below for items both large and small that we can't do without!

If you have items on the list we appreciate you sending them, if you are considering purchasing them please send gift cards or donations and note what they are to be spent on so that we can all work to rebuild the economy here in New Orleans

Donations can be sent to:

Common Ground Relief, PO Box 6128, New Orleans, LA, 70174

Thank you for your support!

Help keep our volunteers clean, fed and healthy!

Twin bed mattress pads and pillows
Food processor
2 large 24 inch stainless steel skillets
array of carving knives and knife sharpener
electric blender for sauces
large wok pan
5 and 10 gallon pots, with lids
Cambros, restaurant supply quality for cooked food
lots of inexpensive coffee mugs, bowls, plates, forks, etc. (no plastic)
bath towels
hand sanitizer
hand soap
toilet paper
bottled water
insect repellent
vitamins, over-the-counter allergy medicine, aspirin, band aids.

Construction

Lowes' Gift Cards

Mowing
Commercial Lawn Mower
Push Mower
Machetes

Tech Support
Wireless networking hardware
blank CD-Rs and DVD-R's
Laptop computers & PC computers less than 5 years old (we can wipe your hard drive)
Routers, both wired & wireless
Working digital cameras
RAM memory
bulk Cat5 cable & ends
USB peripherals, most urgently keyboards & mice
tools & test equipment
Working video cameras (miniDV or VHS)
USB cables of every length & variety
Working hard drives, CDROM drives and DVD drives.
Large external hard drives for file servers
High-end workstations for video & graphics work
Working printers and ink cartridges. Please note that at this time we are not accepting inkjet printers- unless they arrive working with spare cartridges. Thanks!

Media Collective
Blank Media: Especially Mini DV Tapes
External Hard Drives (any input)
Digital Cameras, Voice Recorders, Video Cameras: if you have the drivers, cables, batteries to match them, that would be particularly awesome!
Microphones
Compact Flash Memory Cards

Supplies for gardening plants and veggies
Soil
Mulch
Hand Garden Tools
Baskets for harvesting
Garden Gloves

Alternative Energy
Waste vegetable oil, (preferably filtered)

Common Ground Community Adoption Program

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:48:32 +0000

Because of systematic political and economic neglect as well as the threat of rampant disenfranchisement, New Orleans’ working class and poor communities are in dire need of immediate support in their rebuilding efforts.

The vast delays on insurance policy pay-outs and the foot-dragging bureaucracy that mires the Federal Disaster Fund (Road Home) grants result in residents’ inability to repair and/or rebuild their homes.

The City has implemented imminent Health Threat ordinances and a so-called “Good Neighbor Program” that directs its
health & safety department to condemn private properties that have yet to be repaired or rebuilt, demolish the structures, then initiates a process leading to the potential “expropriation” of such lands by the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (N.O.R.A.).

Special Thanks to the Mission Cultural Center and Supporters of "Broken Ground"

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:26:13 +0000

Common Ground wants to offer special thanks for a great event at the Mission Cultural Center on August 15.
We deeply appreciate the courageous and decisive words, inspiring music and generous contributions. We encourage Common Ground supporters to support the MCC (25th and Mission, San Francisco) in their future endeavors.

Solidarity, not Charity!

Holy Ground Church Razed: Reverend Adams Fights for Justice

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:40:37 +0000

by Kate Marvin
Photography by Mavis Yorks
Reverend Louis Adams is one of the many New Orleans residents struggling to rebuild his life and his community in New Orleans. Despite months of fighting through a deluge of red tape, he is strong, and he is determined.

Before Hurricane Katrina, the Reverend ran Holy Ground, a church on Lizardi Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. Prior to the storm, Holy Ground was feeding over 100 people a week. The Reverend had plans to expand the church’s community outreach programs to include services for single parents and people with drug and alcohol abuse problems. He had spent over $60,000 dollars in renovations before the storm.

Common Ground Tech Wishlist (updated!)

Sat, 12 May 2007 20:26:05 +0000

Thus far, Common Ground has done an amazing job of building our own technology capacity and providing both necessary services and computer labs to the community at large entirely through the generosity of individuals like you! At the moment, however, we have some very urgent needs. Tech work at CG is a fundamental element of everything we do, from keeping databases of houses gutted to building maps of the Wetlands; shooting documentaries to assisting residents with FEMA websites. With new projects starting every day, we can use whatever you can send! Of course, your donation is tax deductible.

If you have access to any of the following resources, or would be interested in donating specifically to our IT programs, please contact Technology Collective 504-235-1759, or fill out the form on our site www.cgctechs.com , tech (at) commongroundrelief.org or mail directly to us: CG Tech, 215 North Jefferson Davis Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70119. Tech Project Wishlist
updated May 5, 2007

* Monetary donations (you can donate via paypal or by mailing a check made out to "Common Ground Relief" For "Tech" to 215 N jefferson davis parkway New Orleans, LA 70119
* UPS (uninteruptable power supply)
* Monitors
* Wireless networking hardware
* blank CD-Rs (urgent) and DVD-R's
* Laptop computers & PC computers less than 5 years old (we can wipe your hard drive)
* Mac computers, iMacs or newer
* Routers, both wired & wireless
* Working digital cameras
* RAM memory
* bulk Cat5 cable & ends
* USB peripherals, most urgently keyboards & mice
* tools & test equipment
* blank CD-R and DVD-R's
* Working video cameras (miniDV or VHS)
* USB cables of every length & variety
* Working hard drives, CDROM drives and DVD drives.
* Large external hard drives for file servers
* High-end workstations for video & graphics work
* Contact numbers/emails for schools & businesses interested in large-scale off-lease equipment donations.
* Working printers and ink cartridges. Please note that at this time we are not accepting inkjet printers- unless they arrive working with spare cartridges. Thanks!

....and volunteers! Whether it's two weeks or two years, we need you to come down & get involved.

Barton College Fundraiser

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:24:34 +0000

The Students in SWK 429 Present a Community Solidarity Fundraiser.

A Benefit for Common Ground Relief and the Communities it Serves in the
New Orleans Area

Friday, March 30th 6:30 PM
Barton College, Hardy Alumni Hall

Donation of $5.00 Per Person

The weekend college Social Work Practice III Class is organizing a Spaghetti dinner to raise money for the victims of hurricane Katrina. The class will present a portrait of pre- and post-Katrina New Orleans, explore the rich cultural history of this unique community, and share the efforts being made on their behalf by the Common Ground Collective.

Common Ground Fundraiser in New Yourk City

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:55:57 +0000

The NYU Wagner Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to a

Community Development Professionals Happy Hour

Who: Professionals who both work in and care about community development

When: Wednesday, December 6th, 6-9pm

Where: Society, 535 LaGuardia Place (between West 3rd Street and Bleeker)

MO INFO: 917.941.4780

Drink Special: $2 off all drinks until 9pm.

Donations will be accepted for Common Ground Collective’s work in rebuilding New Orleans.

Join us for an evening of fun, networking, and a bit of holiday cheer. Hope to see you there!