COMMON GROUND NETWORK INC
PO BOX 1049, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 www.commongroundmansfield.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROVIDE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WITH FOOD AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES

THE COMMON GROUND NETWORK HAS WORKED TO COORDINATE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TWOFOLD: 1)PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED. 2)GUARD AGAINST DUPLICATION OF SERVICES WITHIN OUR NETWORK, AS WELL AS DUPLICATON OF SERVICES TO ANY ONE FAMILY

THE FEED THE KIDS PROGRAM IS A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND CHURCHES, IN ORDER TO GET FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF FAMILIES THAT NEED ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH COMMON GROUND MEMBERS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS. FEED THE KIDS FOR SUMMER PROVIDES BAGS FILLED WITH NUTRITIOUS CHILD FRIENDLY FOODS TO CHILDREN IN THE MANSFIELD ISD WHO QUALIFY THROUGH THE FREE AND REDUCED MEAL PROGRAM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS ALLOWS CHILDREN TO PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE AWAY FROM HOME WORKING. FEEDING APPROXIMATELY 1000 CHILDREN PER WEEK AT FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FEED THE KIDS BACKPACK PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES BAGS OF FOOD TO MISD SCHOOLS THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT RECEIVING MEALS OVER THE WEEKEND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. COMMON GROUND MEMBERS MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD COMES TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY MORNING READY TO LEARN. THE WEEKEND BACKPACK PROGRAM OPERATES DURING REGULAR 33 WEEKS A SCHOOL YEAR AND FEEDS APPROXIMATELY 420 CHILDREN PER WEEK.

EACH SUMMER COMMON GROUND NETWORK RAISES MONEY WITH COMMUNITY DONATIONS TO STOCK FOOD PANTRY TO PROVIDE HEALTHY SNACKS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MANSFIELD ISD FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.

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