Creating
better, safer and healthier neighborhoods.
The mission of the Groundwork USA network is to
bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the
physical environment by developing community-based partnerships which empower
people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and
social well-being.
The objectives of the Groundwork USA
network are to:
- Increase the capacity of communities
to improve and care for their local environment.
- Reclaim vacant and derelict lands
for conservation, recreation and economic development.
- Clean up and care for neglected
areas to signal community pride and rejuvenation.
- Return brownfields to economically
productive use while restoring blighted landscapes with healthy environments.
- Integrate environmental education
and job training into projects it undertakes.
- Engage business, government,
non-profits and communities to work together for sustainable environmental
care and enhancement.
- Support business, nonprofit,
government and community efforts to improve their local environment.
- Raise the profile of urban environmental
improvements as part of a comprehensive approach to smart growth strategies
and rejuvenation of inner city communities.
- Insure projects look as good
or better in five years as they do on the day of completion.