Location: North & South America

Sharing a meal reaffirms our shared humanity. Photo by Matt Conrod. Do you wish you had a way to process the emotional complexity that we’re living through? Are you dreading the holidays because not everyone invited to your table sees eye to eye? Do you need a game plan for…

In light of Saturday’s tragic events in Butler County, Pennsylvania, we are committed to remaining peacemakers. We can’t think of any better time than now to Love Anyway. As we respond to the recent political violence, it’s essential to take proactive steps to foster unity and healing. Here’s a quick…

Common Ground USA strongly condemns today’s violent attack on former President Trump. We wish him a swift recovery and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was directly affected by today’s violence. Violence has no place in our political process. We unequivocally condemn violence against any candidate or political…

When our friends at FUNAX, a Juarez-based non-profit organization bringing technology training to vulnerable communities, told us they wanted to bring Banco de Alimentos de Ciudad Juarez, a food bank in Juárez, ten tons of food to celebrate their ten-year anniversary, we couldn’t wait to get involved. Thanks to your…

During our Love Anyway Feasts, people from different backgrounds gather to break bread and have tough conversations. Photo by Julie Schrup Gathering with loved ones and friends isn’t always smooth sailing. There are calendars to coordinate, recipes to hunt down, and dietary requirements to consider. But when we finally come…

Our food voucher program allows people to choose what they want and shop as regular customers do. Photo by our local partner.  What if your children’s safety depended on the price of your morning latte? An everyday purchase we take for granted is the price some parents in the Northern…

Some of our new cohort in our education and nutrition project. Photo by Luis Silvera. Andres* is 11 years old, and until March 2023, he had never been to school. COVID struck his neighborhood in Venezuela when he was about to start the first grade. Venezuela had already been devastated…

Alfonso stands in front of his truck, filled with wooden boxes for a woodworking workshop. Photo by Manuel Trillo. Alfonso and his family have been in carpentry for over 30 years. Three years ago, right in the middle of the pandemic, their office was destroyed by a fire. Instead of…

You don’t know your last name. You don’t know your age because you don’t know your birthday. You know it’s almost Christmas, but you don’t know where your mom is. You lost her in the rainy jungle when the angry, shouty man with the gun tucked in his jeans carried…

When you were a kid, do you remember that special feeling you had when someone paid you a bit of attention just because? You might have stood a little taller or smiled a bit broader because you felt seen. Thanks to our community of peacebuilders, we’re making 300 kids and…