About Common Ground Kentucky

Organizing people and resources for a stronger, more just Kentucky.

Our Mission

Common Ground Kentucky coordinates resources to support grassroots organizations building the organized people power ​​and communities of care that lead to a thriving Commonwealth for all Kentuckians.

Our Vision

We share a vision for Kentucky where we all have safe and affordable housing, fully funded public schools, good community jobs that pay a living wage, and healthcare that is accessible and trustworthy..

Organizational overview

Our coalition is a connected network of groups and organizations representing many skills, roles, topic focuses, and bodies of work.

Our Shared Values

As a group, we share values in how we work together and make decisions together:

multiracial solidarity

economic freedom

Queer & Trans Liberation

Gender Justice

indigenous sovereignty

Disability JusticE

What Our Partners Do

Our partners are primarily organizations who work on grassroots and base building, voter engagement, policy advocacy, and mutual aid and direct service. Their expertise covers a broad range of topics, including housing, LGBTQIA+ rights, voter participation, environmental protection, climate survival and mutual aid, and more.

And our partners reflect the communities all across Kentucky that we’re organizing in and the common ground we’re building together: young people, people of color, poor and working class people, people who are currently or formerly incarcerated, LGBTQIA+ folks, and immigrants and refugees.

But no matter where a partner is located, what issue they’re working on, or what their primary strategy is, every partner plays an important role in the overall hard work it takes to build enough people-power to win.