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.
Connect to our regional and local Groundwork Trusts.
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.
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We believe that young people are part of the solution to improving disadvantaged areas. We encourage them to participate in positive community action to build confidence and self-esteem, and encourage interaction between young people and adults to challenge the negative perceptions of youth that many people hold.
We also give young people opportunities to take part in training and gain the expertise for work. And we work with schools to support ‘at risk’ young people, providing them with positive experiences and building the skills that will allow them to move forwards with education or training.
Location: Schools are working towards an internationally recognised accreditation for environmental standards and pupils are leading the way on projects to improve their schools grounds and buildings.
Location: Nottingham Play Rangers run several after school sessions, where local children can engage in either active play, such as basketball or playing on an adventure playground to more creative and art based activities such as colouring, painting and card making.
Location: Nottingham This project involved teaching local Nottingham schoolchildren about the history of the tram and other public transport.
Location: Young people are being encouraged to avoid crime and anti social behaviour and get involved in positive activities.
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire Volunteers of all ages and abilities are organically growing vegetables for the community as part of a social enterprise.
Location: Derby and Derbyshire Our digital media branch, The Imagination Lab, works with a wide range of people on a variety of projects. This page showcases some of our productions.
Location: Derby and Derbyshire We run a variety of community food projects throughout Derby and Derbyshire designed to encourage healthy eating and growing your own produce.
Location: Young people designed and created their own outdoor space so they could relax and grow their own food.
Location: Leicester This scheme aimed to provide an allotment for people who wanted to learn about gardening and growing their own food and sourced grants to improve existing allotment sites.
Location: Hyson Green, Nottingham Primary school children are learning about gardening, the environment and healthy eating with hands-on lessons on their school allotment.
