What You Need Wednesdays: High School Innovation
Reflecting on Wednesday, January 13th: By Joel Tolman A screen shot from a recent virtual workshop on comic book character drawing
Learning to Regain that Love: An Interview with Alumni (CG ’16) and Artist Isabella Torres
Earlier this summer, we caught up with Isabella Torres, Common Ground Class of 2016 -- who just graduated Summa Cum Laude with
CG Grad is back to lead the next generation!
By Halima Flynn, Development Associate Recent hire Crystal Fernandez is no stranger to Common Ground, she’s a 2005 alumnae who brings eleven
Green Jobs Corps Alumni Profile: Jesus Reyes
Jesus Reyes, Common Ground Class of 2015, worked with the School Garden Resource Center and with the site crew as part of
Green Jobs Corps Alumni Profile: Elmer Galvez
Elmer Gálvez, Class of 2015, worked many Green Jobs Corps placements, including on the farm, with site crew, and with CitySeed. He
Green Jobs Corps Alumni Profile: Carlos Granda
At Common Ground, Carlos Granda (Class of 2014) worked with the Urban Resources Initiative and as an environmental educator in afterschool programs.
What Sticks With You? Interviews With Alumni of Common Ground’s Green Jobs Corps
By Marisa Vargas-Morawetz Yale Presidential Public Service Fellow Yale undergraduate Marisa Vargas-Morawetz spent last summer at Common Ground through a Presidential Public Service
Common Ground Alumni Find Pathways to Power and Persistence
By Joel Tolman Director of Impact & Engagement Janet Sakouvogui '15 transferred colleges after her first year -- but not before she organized with
Alumna Interview: Ratasha Smith, Common Ground ‘06, Southern Connecticut State University ‘16
What does it take for a young person to stick with it through college graduation? We decided to ask a few of
Alumnus Interview: Mikael Brooks, Common Ground ‘12, University of Bridgeport ‘16
What does it take for a young person to stick with it through college graduation? We decided to ask a few of