Groundwork is a federation of charities working locally and nationally to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.
Find out how we’re changing places and lives in your area.
We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation, low skills and poor health.
“I’m not going to stop, even if it gets hard. I know if I put my mind to it I can do whatever I want to.”
- Dan, trainee on Groundwork's Green Team employment project
“We only have one Earth. If we don’t look after it then who will?”
- Tamanna, Groundwork young ambassador
“They always ask me: when are you coming back, because we need you. It’s a positive to me that I’m a part of the team.”
- Tom, Groundwork volunteer
The grant will be used to help create a national network of young green space advocates.
Over the next two years we'll design a programme of events and activities to help people discover the Park's natural beauty and rich local heritage.
Groundwork has announced a new programme that will inject over £636,000 of funding to support local communities take back control of their energy usage.
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.
We help people to carry out thousands of projects each year. Tackling climate change. Helping people out of fuel poverty. Bringing out the best in young people by helping them to improve their local area. Building stronger communities by improving green space. Getting people back into work and creating green jobs. Last year alone we:
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