Groundwork Milwaukee (GWM) believes people, places, and prosperity are inextricably linked. GWM works with the community to improve the environment, economy, and quality of life through local action by getting local people, business, government, and other organizations involved in practical projects. Groundwork has six program areas as part of our integrated approach to community rejuvenation:

1. Land - GWM helps people transform derelict land and wasted public space into valued community assets such as pocket parks, community gardens, recreation facilities, and nature preserves.
2. Brownfields - GWM partners with government agencies and the private sector to engage residents in the remediation of brownfields to build consensus on reusing these sites for community benefit.
3. Education - GWM works with schools to improve their outdoor facilities for recreation and education. GWM has developed a relationship with Milwaukee Public Schools to assist in "greening" schoolyards and playfields.
4. Business - GWM works with businesses to enhance their sites, improve their environmental performance and involve them in volunteer service days benefiting their communit.
5. Youth - GWM works with young people to develop job and leadership skills by engaging them in our projects and programs as staff and volunteers.
6. Communities - GWM makes long-term commitments to specific neighborhoods with high unemployment rates, concentrated poverty, racial discrimination, and social injustices and works closely with other organizations and initiatives in those areas to maximize impact and improve quality of life. GWM has made long-term commitments to the Harambee Neighborhood and neighborhoods along the Kinnickinnic River.

GWM developed Project Selection Criteria against which to evaluate each potential project to ensure that projects serve the Groundwork mission, goals and objectives.

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