The Ground Work Trust :: Papers

The Ground Work Trust The first Groundwork Trust was established 21 years ago on Merseyside. Seventeen years later, there are 44 independent Groundwork companies all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each with charitable objectives to lend social and economic regeneration into areas of need. The Groundwork approach has also been adopted in Japan and the USA where the National Park Service is supporting a growing spot of Trusts. Groundworks purpose is to build sustainable communities through joint environmental action. They do this by getting residents, businesses and other local organisations involved in functional projects that improve the quality of life, bring about regeneration and lay the foundations for sustainable development . The Projects of the Ground Work Trust aim to improve things in terce ways - creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and take local action - creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoo ds - helping businesses and individuals fulfill their potential The Groundwork Trust recognises that people, places Photo - Communitiesand (www.Groundwork.org.uk ) prosperity are inextricably linked and so aims to design projects that bring benefits for all three at once. They believe this integrated approach is vital if we are to bring about sustainable development - meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs In 2000-2001 Groundwork spent 76 meg on practical regeneration projects. We received money from the following sources * UKGovernment and national assemblies* - 14.2 million (18%) * Private sector - 16.5 million (22%) * Local authorities - 13.3 million (17%) * European Union - 10.7 million (14%) * National Lottery - 6.2 million (8%) * Other regeneration funding (RDAs, SRB etc) - 16.3 million (21%) Last year Groundwork received a substitution grant of 7.7 milli on from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR). The money was spent as follows * Physical environmental improvements - 44 million (58%)