{"id":4939,"date":"2018-01-10T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2023-05-20T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:03:50","slug":"common-ground-foundation-asks-youth-find-spark-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/common-ground-foundation-asks-youth-find-spark-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Common Ground Foundation<\/i> Asks Youth to Find Their Spark and Follow it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Academy award-winning actor, hip-hop artist, and writer Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.\u2014better known as Common\u2014founded a non-profit with the belief that education should constantly be evolving to adapt to new ideas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commongroundfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Ground Foundation<\/a> provides mentorship to high school students and hosts youth-focused summer camps and conferences around the country. They hope to nurture their students to become informed citizens who are active in creating a sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always believed that if we started with the youth then we would be planting the seeds for our future to blossom,&#8221; it says in their mission statement.&nbsp;&#8220;Give the children a sense of hope, self-esteem, and love that will better the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbAokM8hb82\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 33.2% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbAokM8hb82\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join us this Saturday, November 4th at Dyett High School (555 E. 51st St.) as @boyschoirkenya performs for Common Ground Foundation Family and Friends. The FREE performance starts at 12:30pm.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/commongroundfnd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Common Ground Foundation<\/a> (@commongroundfnd) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-11-02T22:38:21+00:00\">Nov 2, 2017 at 3:38pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nWhat makes Common Ground particularly unique in comparison to other after-school programs is the idea of a reciprocal relationship between student and mentor. 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