Your donation to Common Ground will help us end homelessness.

With your support, we will expand our efforts to build safe, attractive, affordable housing - as well as our targeted programs to meet the needs of specific groups at risk of becoming homeless, including young people, low-income working adults, families in crisis, and those with serious health issues.

Our goal is to enable homeless, formerly homeless, and low-income individuals and families achieve financial self-sufficiency and build independent lives. Our solutions are innovative, cost-effective, and results-oriented.

The Robin Hood Foundation Challenge Grant This fall, Common Ground and the Actors' Fund of America will begin construction on a new permanent supportive housing residence in downtown Brooklyn. As part of a mixed-used urban development plan sponsored by Hamlin Ventures and Time Equities, we will build a 216-unit supportive housing residence whose tenants will include lower-income working people and the formerly homeless. To help put Schermerhorn House into construction, the Robin Hood Foundation has awarded a challenge grant: For every dollar Common Ground raises for Schermerhorn House by April 27, 2006,  the Robin Hood  Foundation will donate two dollars, up to a total of $575,000. The funds raised through this challenge will create  affordable homes for formerly homeless adults and New Yorkers working for limited wages, primarily in the arts and entertainment industry. Services on site will help tenants acquire the training and skills needed to obtain living wage employment and establish lives of increased self-sufficiency. Your gift, in any amount, will help make Schermerhorn House a reality: $100 will purchase a tenant 's mailbox $500 will purchase a bed $1,200 will purchase a shower and tub $2,000 will furnish a room $4,500 will purchase one ton of steel for the 23-foot trusses that will support the building $10,000 will purchase ten reinforced concrete columns You can also direct your gift towards a special naming opportunity within the building. For more information, please call Ellen Goetz at 212-471-0885. And remember, with the Robin Hood challenge, every dollar you give will bring an additional two dollars toward this project. To ensure that your gift is counted towards the challenge, please note that the contribution is  for the Schermerhorn House construction.   Thank you! Contribute online to the Schermerhorn House Construction

Your gift to Common Ground will make a real difference for someone in need.

There are many ways you can donate to Common Ground.

• Donate online
  Donating is secure and private with Verisign. We accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express. We also accept electronic checks; with this service, a contribution can be deducted instantly from your checking account.

• Mail, fax, or call in a donation
  A donation form with instructions may be downloaded from here.

• Donate Stock
  Donating shares of appreciated stock can be an easy way to support our programs, and may also provide you with tax savings. If you are interested in making this type of donation, please contact our Resource Development office at 212-471-0887.

• Matching gifts
  Many companies match their employees' gifts to charity. If you would like to double - or even triple -- your gift, ask your company about matching gift opportunities .

• Honor/Memorial Giving
  A gift to Common Ground made in honor or in memory of someone is a wonderful way to mark a birthday, anniversary, or holiday. It is also special way to express your appreciation.

  When making a gift in honor of someone, please include that person's name or address. When making a gift in memoriam, please give us the name and address of someone you would like us to notify

• Charitable Bequests
  Bequests are a wonderful way to ensure that the issues you care about will continue to be supported in the future. By planning now, you can also help reduce potential tax burdens, and ensure that more of your estate goes to the people and organizations you care about.

To learn more about any of these donation options, please call our Resource Development office at 212-471-0887.