About Groundwork South

Groundwork South is dedicated to transforming communities across the South of England. We focus on creating stronger, resilient neighbourhoods, promoting greener living and business practices, and offering opportunities for children and young people to thrive. Whether it’s through community and environmental projects, training programs, or community grants, Groundwork South is committed to changing places and lives for the better.

Groundwork South is part of the larger Groundwork federation, which has been active for over 40 years, addressing social and environmental challenges in communities across the UK. We aim to tackle issues like, social inequality, green & blue space conservation and economic hardship by empowering children, young people and adults and businesses to take action.

Groundwork South Impact

This year, we reached over 25,000 people directly through our projects, with more than 43,000 individuals supported to take positive environmental action.

We worked alongside over 4,600 organisations and delivered improvements to more than 1.4 million square metres of land, helping to create better, more accessible and biodiverse spaces for communities.

Alongside this, over 59,000 volunteer hours were contributed, representing more than £850,000 in social value, and we helped distribute over £6.6 million in funding to support communities and local projects.

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