Groundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive. We support local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience as this is vital if we are to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives.  Groundwork Trusts are supporting communities and creating a green future across the UK.

Find out how we’re changing places and lives in your area. We work with people who are facing multiple challenges and in places that are lacking social infrastructure and economic opportunities.  Many of the places we prioritise are also increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events. We have four decades’ experience of building partnerships to address these challenges in three connected ways.

By making communities greener, healthier and better prepared for the future and enabling people to work together to bring about change in their local area. By increasing confidence, skills, wellbeing and employability and helping those out of work find jobs in the green economy. By supporting people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, cut waste and take practical action to combat the climate and nature emergencies.

See our media centre to see how we can help you. By Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive “The project is concerned with you and your environment. To make it a success we need your ideas and your help – join the FROGs.” This was the exhortation to readers of the St Helens Star in 1982, the year in which ‘Operation Groundwork’ went from idea to…