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New Orlean’s Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina (Photo- National Wildlife Federation
Our History

Common Ground Relief has spent nearly two decades championing grassroots efforts for justice and resilience in New Orleans. We rely on optimism & imagination in the face of great challenges

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Our Ecology

Louisiana's wetlands provide essential hurricane protection for communities and ecosystems worldwide, vital landscape for seafood, fisheries, and migratory birds.

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Our Community

Our close knit community is built on sharing resources and knowledge — Common Ground is where your questions find answers, and your needs meet support.

Support Our Work

Making Action Accessible

Contribute to community Resilience

In-kind contributions and unrestricted funding power our projects, programming, volunteer housing, maintenance, and direct aid efforts, providing the flexibility needed to adapt and grow.

Volunteer trip in New Orleans planting trees to restore the Gulf South Wetlands
Brown Pelican in Bayou Bienvenue outside of New Orleans
Food Pantry Direct Aid to Servce the Lower Ninth Ward Community

You Can Make a Difference

We provide rich educational opportunities to learn, live, and play with the swamp and wetlands that built New Orleans. Your support allows us to strengthen our impact, ensuring we can serve our community and sustain our mission with greater resilience and reach.

Volunteer getting out into nature and planting trees
Volunteers on a boat in the swamp. Authentic New Orleans immersion experience

We’ll meet you

where you’re at

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