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Responding to the Moment

In our 2025 Social Justice Salon, we heard the message loud and clear: “We will not stray from our values or from serving our most vulnerable neighbors.”

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Two girls play with colorful blocks on a table. To their right are the words in dark green text: MEETING BASIC NEEDS, NURTURING SUCCESS, SPREADING CHANGE.

Our Community Report

Read about our impact in meeting basic needs, creating opportunities for all to thrive, and effecting change in systems that keep people in poverty

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Cooking class instructors and students make banh mi sandwiches together.

Recipes for Success

Read about our growing partnership to provide high school students with high-quality cooking education designed to build skills for the kitchen, classroom, and beyond.

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From our CEO: A time for courage

"Our commitment to countering racism and other forms of oppression is literally written into our mission. We have no intention of backing away from this work – not now or ever." ~Shalimar Gonzales

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At Solid Ground, we believe poverty is solvable. We work to meet basic needs, nurture success, and promote change to create a community beyond poverty and oppression where all people have equitable opportunity to thrive.

A small pea sprout with dirt and roots attached is held gingerly aloft in someone's hand/

At Broadview, even dirt and seeds have the power to heal

A teenage girl clutches a water balloon amid a crowd of adults and children, all sopping wet, as droplets of water fly through the air

Building community, one water balloon at a time

A crowd of people dressed for garden work pose for a group photo under a green cloth canopy.

With rakes, wheelbarrows, and buckets, Solid Ground volunteers build community and connections

A trellis with purple and red sweet peas climbing up it.

New at the farm: drip irrigation, a giant pumpkin, and twice as much pizza dough

Building Pathways Beyond Poverty

Our Land & Labor Acknowledgements with Resources for Deeper Learning

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