GroundCorp, a social venture of Groundwork Rhode Island, is a landscape design-build and maintenance service, employing graduates of our adult job training program and improving the physical environment in Rhode Island’s core urban communities.
Groundwork Rhode Island employs high school age youth year-round through our Green Team program in Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls. In the summer, youth are hired for six weeks, participating in environmental education and community service projects that improve their city’s environment.
Our bike-powered, sliding-scale-fee Harvest Cycle compost service employs young people in collecting and composting food scraps from both residential and small commercial subscribers, reducing food waste and creating nutrient-rich soil for urban agriculture.
Groundwork Rhode Island builds healthier, more resilient, and more equitable urban communities in Rhode Island by improving the physical environment and creating economic opportunities for local residents through job training, employment, and social venture programs.