Since Common Ground began in Boise in the fall of 2008, over 300 hundred volunteers, more than 70 refugees and more than a dozen organizations, schools and churches have been involved.
If you were to ask each individual involved with us, you would get a variety of answers, such as, Common Ground is

about refugees
about job training
about [...]

 
The Momentum Group reminds me of ballroom dancing. Often, in ballroom dancing, though the man provides the stability and strength and “leads” his partners, his actions and strength is most often focused on showcasing the grace and beauty of his partner. The Momentum Group(TMG) is a little like that.
TMG is the non-profit organization which provides the [...]

“Now we feel like we belong, like we have a home here, in America.”
“ElAda and the teachers make us feel like we have a family here.”
“You have helped us. We can never repay your for what you have done, but God will.”
These are just some of the comments that touched our hearts at our recent [...]

 
We’ve created a short video of our first year. You can view it on You Tube: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nkI8Uq2FfU
Our hearts are filled with grattitude for everyone who has been a part of Common Ground this past year. We’re looking forward to working together again in the year to come. Thank you all!

It is deeply moving, to realize how many large and small business have been involved in Common Ground this year. Not only have more than 300 individuals been part of the Common Ground experiential job training and the Common Ground farm, business around the valley have stepped up, too.
Here are just a few ways businesses [...]

Common Ground began without any misconceptions. We knew we would be receiving way more than we were giving! We knew that the refugees would teach us more than we could ever teach them and that we would be forever changed by the friendships we developed. And we weren’t wrong!
We are so thankful for every friend [...]

What a year this has been for Common Ground! And what a great season to spend time reflecting on all that’s happened. Looking back over the past months, a deep sense of grattitude wells up inside of us. We’ve learned so much, become a community, seen generosity of soul and resiliency of spirit that has [...]

Here’s your chance to enjoy fresh, organic produce, buy local and make a difference in the lives of those who have the least among us – buy Common Ground farm shares for 2010.
What’s a farm share?
The Common Ground farm produces mixed greens, carrots, radishes, beets, chard, a variety of tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, peppers, beans, potatoes…and [...]

 
Harvest is still growing strong at the Common Ground gardens. We have lettuce and tomatoes and potatoes and…you guessed it, PUMPKINS!  Seven different kinds to be exact.
Even as the weather turns cold, the fall harvest is bountiful. Enjoy these last few weeks of fall with fresh vegetables from Common Ground. Come on by and fill you [...]

One of the core principles in the Common Ground approach to working with trainees is the idea of community. Whether we are training in the classroom, going over how to fill out a job application or the intricacies of English pronouns, or we are in the garden working to get crops planted, cultivated or harvested, [...]