Changing Places Changing Lives
A selection of Groundwork projects in the North East and Yorkshire
Working in partnership with the Environment Agency to develop the 'Tyne Estuary Partnership' identifying sustainable environmental & economic improvements to benefit the river's surrounding businesses & communities over the next 10 years.
Green Doctor Energy Advice Service has been delivered in the North of England for the past 11 years, providing fuel poor homes with advice & basic energy efficiency measures. We support people with a range of energy related solutions to save them on average £350 annually on bills.
Discover the Anglo-Saxon world in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear. Explore Bede museum, reconstructed Anglo-Saxon dwellings & farm. This unique venue offers a range of events & hands-on activities for all the family. Also available for weddings, corporate & private hire.
Stories from local people across the North East & Yorkshire who have achieved amazing things with support along the way from Groundwork.
Groundwork has been helping Tesco provide rapid support to local community organisations impacted by the Covid-19 crisis through its Bags of Help grant programme. 4,000 grants of £500 are being provided to organisations who are supporting vulnerable groups.
ESF Community Grants
Dedicated to changing the lives of individuals & families in local communities we are proud to be working in partnership to deliver Hopeful Families programme, empowering at-risk families through mentoring & activities promoting social inclusion & helping out of work individuals build confidence to overcome challenges finding employment.
Community resilience
Groundwork to help communities across the UK to tackle climate and nature emergency, improve health and wellbeing and gain access learning and work
One Million Hours of Doing Good
Groundwork are an organisation that embraces transformation. We positively change places and people's lives, in partnership where we can. As a Northern group we turnover circa £20m employing over 450 staff. Here you can see the impact that we have made. What’s clear is that we have to create many more practical solutions in the years ahead.
