Groundwork Somerville, Inc.

Groundwork Somerville strives to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment through the development of community-based partnerships which empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being. Groundwork Somerville works closely with the Somerville community to create opportunities for all people to participate in the "greening" of the community. We focus primarily on youth populations.

Groundwork Somerville, Inc.
21 Properzi Way
Suite O
Somerville, MA 02143
United States
617-628-9988
http://www.groundworksomerville.org

Executive Director

Chris Mancini

Management Team

Chris Mancini, Tai Dinnan, Adam Machson-Carter, Ronald Leaks, LeighAnna Dwyer

Board of Directors

Nancy Bernhard, Michael Lambert, Peter Kwass, Peter Mills, Vilma Sullivan, Meridith Levy, Karyn Coughlin, Leanne Darrigo, Vithal Deshpande, Ron Bonney

Project Leaders

Jennifer Lawrence

Mission

Programs

Schoolyard Gardens Program (focus of this challenge); Green Team: the Green Team is a high school jobs program for young people ages 14-18 who work on environmental issues in the community, including tree planting, urban agriculture and composting!; Community Corridor Planning: working in partnership with three other community groups, GWS aims to engage those historically not involved in planning in a visioning process looking at land-uses surrounding a future public transit corridor.

Statistics on Groundwork Somerville, Inc.

Projects on GlobalGiving: 2
Founded: 2000
Employees: 14
Volunteers: 100

Financial Statistics

Annual Budget for 2012: $400,000
Annual Budget for 2008: $155,000
Maximum Annual Budget: $800,000
Other funding sources: City of Somerville US EPA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tremaine Foundation National Park Service Local Business Residents Somerville Health Foundation New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Religious Affiliation: N/A