Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate within 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.
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We carry out dozens of projects and initiatives each year.
Read more about just a few of them below, or view some of Groundwork's projects across Yorkshire & The Humber on our interactive map.
Location: Halifax The Green Doctor team has been working hard in Calderdale to deliver energy efficiency savings and keep residents warm. Read Philip's story...
Location: Leeds 2012 sees the 25th anniversary of Groundwork Leeds. Find out how the Trust began and explore some of the wonderful projects we've been involved in with local people over the last quarter of a century.
Location: Leeds Damian achieved amazing things on our Foundation Learning course, Innov8, having left school disillusioned and demotivated...
Location: Leeds A group of young people on our Foundation Learning courses helped develop the grounds of a local youth centre, putting their newly acquired skills to good use.
Location: Bramley Primary School, Leeds Groundwork worked with children and parents to build a cob oven as part of the school gardening area. This was run as an after school extracurricular activity to bring parents into the school community.
Location: Leeds The Junior Wardens project has given young people from Halton Moor the chance to get involved with environmental issues in their local area, as well as build confidence and team-working skills.
Location: Tynwald Woods Tynwald Woods was transformed from being an overgrown, unusable space to an urban oasis which can be enjoyed by all members of the community.
Location: Keighley Groundwork worked with 200 pupils from Long Lee Primary School to explore how the curriculum could be taught outside, and investigate the benefits of outdoor learning.
Location: Leeds A city-centre makeover in Leeds - courtesy of Marks & Spencer.
Location: Leeds Pupils from Little London Primary School in Leeds design their own 'sustainable spaces'!
