Green Team

As part of our expanded mission as a Groundwork USA trust, we are engaging young people in the development of green infrastructure in the Historic Northeast.

Youth engagement strategies produce economic benefits both to the youth and the communities in which they live. Actively engaging youth in their communities strengthens social ties, fosters a sense of community, weakens the cycle of poverty, and inspires youth to achieve.

By engaging high school-age youth from underserved and marginalized communities in environmental education, job training, stewardship, employment, and leadership opportunities, the Green Team initiative teaches youth environmental stewardship and how to transform neglected land into community assets.

This work supports the Groundwork Trusts’ larger mission to sustain regeneration, improve, and manage the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being.