Groundwork is working across Greater Manchester to create stronger, healthier communities, responsible businesses and greater prospects for local people.
Here are a selection of Groundwork Greater Manchester projects which are currently taking place.
Creating over 40 new green jobs in Manchester, including Urban Rangers, Team Leaders, Community Link Officers, a Drone Pilot and a Natural Environmental Tutor.
Providing prison residents with develop skills, knowledge and qualifications so they can thrive in the green skills and construction job market.
Supporting unemployed young people into the green economy, with courses specialising in the natural environment, waste and recycling and retrofitting.
Here are some stories from local people in Greater Manchester that have achieved amazing things with support along the way from Groundwork
21-year-old Aqib from Rochdale had never had a job before. In September 2021 he joined the Low Carbon Careers course in Rochdale, which focused on developing a career in the Green Economy.
Jess started her role as an Urban Ranger with Groundwork in September 2021 and a passion for the outdoors resulted in the Landscaping Team being the perfect fit
India joined the Kickstart programme which provides work placement opportunities to young people who want to start a career in the environmental sector.
Venetia Knight discusses how we should be equipping people with criminal convictions to build careers within a green industrial revolution.
In this blog, Groundwork’s Natural Environment Tutor’s explain what is Carbon Literacy and why is it important to educate people about a greener future.
Groundwork's Urban Rangers, with support from City of Trees and Mersey Rivers Trust, have recently been working in Big Wood, Park Wood and Hatchetts Wood; all woodland areas in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
Groundwork Greater Manchester, Trafford Ecology Park, Lake Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1TU
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E: greatermanchester@groundwork.org.uk
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