History
In 1980, several concerned Seattle community groups founded Common Ground in response to a growing housing crisis. The new organization began helping local social service agencies and churches identify sites and secure funding for affordable homes. Years later, our mission is the same, our geographic base has grown and our services have evolved to fit a more complex world.
Specialties
Common Ground fights homelessness by creating and preserving affordable housing. Over the past three decades, we've partnered with more than 300 community-based organizations, resulting in over 6,200 units of housing for people with low-incomes and special needs. We offer a range of high-impact consulting services to nonprofit and government agencies that share our goal of meeting critical housing needs.