What is Common Ground?
Q: What is Common Ground?
A: Common Ground is a non-profit social services organization that provides housing for the homeless and others.
Q: What is Common Ground's philosophy?
A: Common Ground's philosophy is that housing costs less than homeless shelters and many times less than jail cells or hospital rooms. They also believe that people with psychiatric and other problems can better manage them once they have a place to live.
Q: Who started Common Ground?
A: Common Ground was started by Rosanne Haggerty in 1990.
Q: How many units of housing has Common Ground created for the homeless?
A: Common Ground has created more than 2,000 units of housing for the homeless.
Q: What did Rosanne Haggerty receive in 2001?
A: In 2001, Rosanne Haggerty was selected as a prize winner and received an award called a MacArthur Fellowship award.
Q: What did the MacArthur Foundation praise Rosanne Haggerty's work for?
A: The MacArthur Foundation praised Rosanne Haggerty's work in saving historic buildings and fixing them up.
Q: How did Rosanne Haggerty use creative financing?
A: Rosanne Haggerty used creative financing by using new ways to deal with banks and other organizations that provide money for housing.
