Karen’s Story

A Second Family and a New Beginning On a Thursday evening at the River Mill Senior apartment community in Watertown, Wisconsin, you’ll be greeted by the sounds of warm laughter […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Karen

Helping Youth Thrive in Academics Youth programming is a unique, essential service provided to students in our communities. Without volunteers, we would not be able to offer homework help, one-on-one […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Mena

Giving Back to Youth in Her Community Every day, folks generously give their time and talents to support CommonBond residents and add to the vibrancy of our communities. We offer […]

CommonBond Advocacy 101Four people standing on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol

Supporting Policy for Affordable Housing The need for affordable housing is growing across our state and country, and advocating for policies that support this work is an important part of […]

Board Member Spotlight: Jackie Turner

Building Strong Communities  At CommonBond, we know we wouldn’t be able to build stable homes, strong futures, and vibrant communities without the support of so many who come together to […]

Winter 2023 Newsletter

The Winter 2023 edition of our newsletter “HomePage” is out now! Every day at CommonBond, staff, residents, volunteers, and supporters are working together to improve our communities. This issue celebrates […]

The Power of Home- Fekri’s Story

My name is Fekri, and I want to tell you my story. When I emigrated from Ethiopia in 2006 and moved to a brand-new country, it brought up a lot […]

Fall 2022 Newsletter

The Fall 2022 edition of our newsletter “HomePage” is out now! In this month’s newsletter, we tell stories of resilience through residents who transitioned out of homelessness to live at […]

Health & Wellness Spotlight: A Vibrant Community

“Health & Wellness programs are more than just exercise, lectures, and workshops; our programs offer residents an opportunity to share experiences, encourage one another, and learn from each other.” – […]

Partnership Spotlight: Room & Board

Room & Board has been a friend and partner to CommonBond Communities since 2011. Not only has Room & Board supported CommonBond through in-kind and monetary donations and involvement in […]