COMMON GROUND MANAGEMENT CORP
505 EIGHTH AVENUE 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.breakingground.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: COMMON GROUND MANAGEMENT CORP. ("CGM") WAS ORGANIZED ON JANUARY 26, 1995, UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. CGM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME AND EXCISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CGM WAS FORMED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF MANAGING LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS. IT IS ALSO THE CENTRAL DISBURSEMENT AGENT FOR ALL BREAKING GROUND ENTITIES.

To manage affordable housing projects developed by Breaking Ground and its affiliated entities and to act as the central disbursement unit for Breaking Ground.

STREET TO HOME OUTREACH STREET TO HOME OUTREACH PROGRAM FOUNDED ON THE PREMISE THAT HOUSING IS THE ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TO ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX ISSUES FACED BY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. STREET TO HOME IS A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING FOR HOUSING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OUTDOORS THE LONGEST AND WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK OF PREMATURE DEATH ON THE STREETS. THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "HARD TO HOUSE" DUE TO THEIR NON-RESPONSIVENESS TO TRADITIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS (E.G., OFFERS OF A NIGHT IN THE SHELTER OR A WARM MEAL) AND THE CHALLENGES TO STABILITY POSED BY SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS, CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. BY TAKING THE TIME TO GAIN THE TRUST OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS GRADUALLY OVER TIME, AND OFFERING HOUSING WITHOUT CONDITIONS (E.G., SOBRIETY), STREET TO HOME DEMONSTRATES THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS DO WANT A HOME AND CAN SUCCESSFULLY SECURE AND MAINTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING. THE STREET TO HOME MODEL WAS PIONEERED BY BREAKING GROUND IN 2004 AND ADOPTED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AS A CITYWIDE STRATEGY IN 2007. THROUGH OUR STREET TO HOME PROGRAM, BREAKING GROUND MAKES CONTACT WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1,000 STREET HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND CONNECTS MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS TO HOUSING, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS EACH YEAR. THE CARING, INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED ATTENTION CLIENTS RECEIVE AT EACH STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY FROM STREET TO HOME ENSURES THAT MORE THAN 90% OF PEOPLE WHO BREAKING GROUND PLACES REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. BREAKING GROUND AND ITS PARTNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE ENTIRE BOROUGHS OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS, AND ONE-THIRD OF MANHATTAN. OUR OUTREACH AND HOUSING PLACEMENT PARTNERS: *CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES *GODDARD RIVERSIDE

Transitional Housing SAFE HAVENS ARE "LOW-THRESHOLD" TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR CHRONICALLY STREET HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT MAKE USE OF TRADITIONAL SHELTERS: THEY HAVE FEWER REQUIREMENTS, MAKING THEM ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE WHO ARE RESISTANT TO EMERGENCY SHELTER. IT'S OPTIONAL AND THERE AREN'T ANY PRE-REQUISITES. THERE ARE NO CURFEWS AND MORE PRIVACY THAN TRADITIONAL SHELTER. SAFE HAVENS OFFER INTENSIVE SUPPORTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MOVING EACH CLIENT INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SAFE HAVENS ARE, THUS, A CRUCIAL HARM REDUCTION/HOUSING FIRST RESOURCE TO ENABLE THE MOST ENTRENCHED CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WHO HAVE EXTREME RELUCTANCE TO LEAVE BEHIND THEIR UNSHELTERED LIVES TO ACCEPT HELP.

Scatter Site SCATTER SITE LIVING PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY IN AN APARTMENT SETTING WHILE STILL RECEIVING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND MOVE TOWARD GREATER STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. CLIENTS WORK WITH CASE MANAGERS TO DEVELOP MUTUALLY AGREEABLE GOALS AND SERVICE PLANS AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVES. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: *DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT *POSITIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND FAMILY INTEGRATION *MEDICATION MANAGEMENT *VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES *HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES *CRISIS INTERVENTION *CLIENT SELF-ADVOCACY Form 990, part iii, line 4d other program services Queens Drop-In Center Breaking Ground operates a drop-in center in Queens, New York that offers immediate opportunities for homeless individuals to receive temporary housing, access to services, meals and short-term employment. The facility attempts to locate permanent housing solutions to vulnerably street homeless individuals. MANAGEMENT SERVICES One of Common Ground Managements core exempt purposes is to manage low-income housing projects on behalf of Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation and its related tax-exempt and partnership subsidiaries. The organization provides staffing support, financial management and other services to these subsidiaries pursuant to a management services agreement; these services are integral to enabling the various housing sites provide essential services to the homeless.

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