Happy summer, friends of Common Ground!
Math classrooms across the city may be empty right now, but that doesn't mean numbers weren't being crunched this summer. Our data analysts have been tallying up the impact of Common Ground's housing and street outreach programs, on the occasion of our 25th anniversary this year.
Since 1990, Common Ground has applied the most successful and effective strategy to address chronic homelessness, and the results are substantial.
With the assistance of our many friends, staff, service partners, and donors, we have helped transform communities across New York City, beginning with Times Square. We have created 3,200 housing units and dramatically improved the lives of 12,000 people who were in the most difficult circumstances imaginable. Through these efforts, we saved taxpayers $625 million.
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President & CEO Brenda Rosen
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We invite you to check out and share Common Ground's 25th Anniversary Impact Report. The results we achieved are thanks to many of you. On October 22nd, we'll celebrate these milestones with supporters and friends and honor some very distinguished guests at our 25th Anniversary Celebrating Home & Community gala, including honorees Jamie Rubin, Commissioner of NYS Homes and Community Renewal, The Starr Foundation and Starr International Foundation, and architect Rick Cook.
We hope you'll be able to join us, celebrate your own contribution to these successes, and look forward with us to the next 25 years.
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