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.
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.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
How to contact our team
The best solution to regeneration is long-term sustainable work. We believe meaningful employment underpins so much of what is valuable in life. Without people in work, communities cannot function. We help people to retrain, gain confidence, gain valuable work experience and get a job. From structured volunteering to formal placements with employers, we help people move on a journey towards employment.
We operate different employment and skills programmes across the region in different places, but they are all about motivation and changing lives. Our programmes are always linked to improving the local environment, growing new skills, or developing a greener economy.
Location: Linskill Centre, North Sheilds The Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) is a sub-contract Groundwork has with the welfare-to-work provider Ingeus on behalf of Jobcentreplus. Stephen’s success story shows what can be achieved through this scheme; please click to find out more.
Location: North East East Durham Employability Consortium has helped over 2400 individual’s progress towards employment over the past year with the help of the East Durham Employability Programme managed by Groundwork North East. Richard Petre, 22 from Seaham joined the scheme last year and now works full time.
