Common Ground Ministries

Common Ground Ministries (CGM) was established in 1993 to assist the K-5, at-risk children in east Waxahachie. Most of these children are from low income, one parent homes. The children arrive after school, receive a healthy snack, are tutored with their homework, and go outside (weather permitting) for supervised play. CGM has a math and reading improvement program supervised by an education major from a local college. There is no tolerance for abusive language or rough play and Biblical principles are taught. CGM also has a summer program which is 6 weeks long. Activities include: visiting parks and museums, movies, swimming, crafts, etc. In addition to having fun, the summer kids also review what they learned the previous year so they don't fall behind. Other programs include: Christmas with Dignity, Shoe Buddy, Kids in the kitchen, Career Day, Etc. This past year we were able to award 2 CGM "graduates" with $1000 scholarships to attend the college of their choice. CGM provides these neighborhood kids a safe, supervised place to go after school instead of being out on street. The majority of CGM kids receive their high school diplomas and most go on to become productive citizens.

Our Needs

Funding for our electronic tablet math and reading improvement programs. Tablets are provided to our 5th grade students and they then take them with them when they enter the WISD 6th grade.  Funding for paying a stipend to our college interns who help with our reading and math improvement programs is another goal.

We hope to purchase a used ice maker. At present, to accommodate everyone, we have to  purchase ice from a local store. An ice maker would probably pay for itself in a few years.

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