Groundwork
Groundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.
We support local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience as this is vital if we are to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives.
Charity registration number 291558
Groundwork near me
Groundwork Trusts are supporting communities and creating a green future across the UK.
Find out how we’re changing places and lives in your area.
The change we deliver
We work with people who are facing multiple challenges and in places that are lacking social infrastructure and economic opportunities. Many of the places we prioritise are also increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
We have four decades’ experience of building partnerships to address these challenges in three connected ways.
We help people create better places…
By making communities greener, healthier and better prepared for the future and enabling people to work together to bring about change in their local area.
We help people improve their prospects…
By increasing confidence, skills, wellbeing and employability and helping those out of work find jobs in the green economy.
We help people protect the planet…
By supporting people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, cut waste and take practical action to combat the climate and nature emergencies.
News updates
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Kate
Kate is a Programme Officer at Grozone – a thriving garden, wildlife and learning project in Northwich that offers a range of therapeutic volunteering and learning opportunities to people of all ages and abilities. Once an abandoned local authority site, the reclaimed land has now been transformed into a green oasis and vibrant Green Community…
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Suzanne
Suzanne, 58, is a Community Programme Lead at Groundwork Greater Manchester. Her role, which involves regular delivery in various community engagement and green space projects, has made her an expert on community space transformation. It’s here – at local Green Community Hubs – that she has witnessed people come together, talk, build confidence, and share…
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Spaces that matter for people that matter
By Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive From smartphones to supermarkets, the modern marketing message is that everything should be available in one place. It saves money, time and hassle (and of course builds customer loyalty). In planning and social policy circles the same thought process underpins the concept of the 15-minute neighbourhood – everything…
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Whether you’re looking for a grant to turn your community project into a reality, want to partner with us to change lives or simply want to give a few hours a week to a cause that benefits your community, Groundwork can help you do something special.
Our impact
16,053
Local organisations supported
£101m
Invested in communities
156,504
Hours of volunteering mobilised
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