Community & Youth Work
Our community & youth workers support communities to realise their ambitions, providing a bridge to neighbourhood managers and other agencies.
Community work
We work with communities in Greater Manchester to involve more people in sustained collective action for climate and nature, improve skills and capacity within communities to take action on issues which matter to them, and support the development of stronger community connections & support networks for individuals and groups.
We do this through:
- Community consultation: enabling people to have a say in decisions affecting their local area.
- Community engagement: helping people participate actively in events, projects, or the delivery of services.
- Community development: supporting groups of people to act on issues that are important to them.
In addition to this local, on-the-ground support, Groundwork also manages national and regional grant programmes, helping funders in the public and private sectors distribute funds to support local community action.
Youth work & social action
Delivered alongside our youth club provision provides young people with the opportunity to connect with others and access to resources which help them to learn and develop.
Our youth clubs take place in safe and supportive spaces where young people take part in indoor and outdoor inclusive activities, which allow them to develop their own social action ideas.
Supported by our team, young people are empowered to develop their ideas of what a better world would look like. Over a series of weeks they are encouraged to develop their idea and learn new skills so they can make their ideas a reality.
As a result, young people feel proud about where they live and more like valued citizens.
Groundwork GM – Work with us
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Examples of our work
Emma loved West Gorton but felt that more things should be taking place for children and families. As chair for the new Friends Of group Emma is leading the coordination of a number of events & activities.
One day in 2017 Julie popped into a community meeting out of curiosity. A few years later she is now chair of the Brinnington Big Local committee thanks to support of Groundwork Communities Manager, Nina Burns.
Jamil initially joined the Crumpsall youth club for just a bit of fun but it later turned into something more. Gaining support from the youth workers, Jamil sparked a passion for the environment.