common ground

July 30, 2015 | Aline Barros

In Long Branch: Pop Up Event Celebrates Children’s Success (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

The YMCA Community Center hosted on July 28 the annual Common Ground Pop Up celebration. This event honors children who live in Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood- one of the poorest communities in Montgomery County- and are part of a free summer program called Common Ground where they learn digital art, crafts, and acting. “We’ve […]

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April 27, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

Common Ground Helps Youth ‘Light the Way Home’ (Photos & Video)

A recent art project in Silver Spring brought one local neighborhood out of the dark and into the light. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the unveiling of a community art project by Common Ground is helping local youth light the way home. A crowd gathered under a tent outside of the Carroll […]

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March 13, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

Ceremony to Showcase Youth Involvement in Community Revitalization

UPDATED: This event has been postponed to a later date due to the inclement weather. The efforts of a group of middle and high school students in Silver Spring to make their community safer, will be honored during a ceremony on March 18. “Lighting the Way Home,” an event to unveil handmade and illuminated mosaic […]

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