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NEWS: Groundwork gives evidence to MPs on employment support
This morning, Groundwork gave evidence on employment support before a committee of MPs in the House of Commons. Graham Parry, Director of Youth, Employment & Skills at Groundwork London, was invited to speak to MPs on the Work and Pensions Select Committee about the Plan for Jobs and employment support. The session covered a range…
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NEWS: Exciting environmental work placements open for people across the UK
Sixty people are being offered the exciting opportunity to kickstart a green career through an initiative designed to boost diversity in the environmental sector. New to Nature has opened the doors for people from under-represented backgrounds, enabling them to undertake paid work placements across the natural environment and landscape sector. Those who are from ethnic…
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NEWS: ‘People are living in pre-Victorian living conditions’ – the on the ground impact of the energy crisis
A survey of energy efficiency advisers working for community charity Groundwork paints a sombre picture of the realities for people trapped in fuel poverty across the UK. The insight comes directly from Groundwork’s Green Doctors – energy efficiency experts who support vulnerable people to stay warm and well – who say they have witnessed a…
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NEWS: Celebrating forty years of changing places and lives
Groundwork brought together faces from past and present at a special event to celebrate 40 years of changing places and lives. The celebration took place at the House of Lords where over 140 beneficiaries, partners and Groundwork staff from across the UK were invited to celebrate the milestone achievement and reflect on the future goals…
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NEWS: Bringing nature into towns and cities is essential to levelling up and growth, says charity Groundwork
A new report ‘Making Up Ground: the role of green infrastructure in urban regeneration’, published by charity Groundwork, calls for nature to be at the heart of plans to grow the economy and regenerate ‘left behind’ areas. The report argues that opportunities are being missed to deliver levelling up goals by investing in green infrastructure…