Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate as a federation of charities.
The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
What we can do for the wide range of people and organisations that we work with.
Find out the latest about how we're changing places and lives.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
How to get in touch with our team
Groundwork works with community groups to make changes to local places across the country. Often where we work depends on funding and our capacity, but it is always worth contacting us to see what we can do in your area. Work we carry out includes things like:
We also run a number of grant schemes that your community could be eligible for such as Community Spaces that offers grants to community groups to improve public spaces in their neighbourhood. The programme is currently offering community groups the opportunity to apply for a grant of between £10,000 and £49,999 until January 2011. Grants could be used for new play or recreation equipment or environmental projects and partnerships.
Location: Kettering This is a unique project to improve the lives of people living in deprived areas of Kettering to ask them what they need and offer support, advice and engagement.
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire Volunteers of all ages and abilities are organically growing vegetables for the community as part of a social enterprise.
Location: Corby, Northamptonshire A newly established community group set to work transforming a run down park.
