Welcome to the home of Groundwork Hudson Valley. Our mission is to help residents reclaim and revitalize communities with great need through on-the-ground initiatives that provide hope and empowerment. We focus on neighborhoods with crumbling parks, abandoned houses, vacant lots, and polluted waterways, further blighted by crime, health, and employment issues.
Turning these neighborhoods around means developing initiatives that cut across economic, social, and environmental issues. Though diverse, our work helps achieve our goal. We create real change by collaborating with local residents on projects that:
- Improve their neighborhood’s physical landscape
- Encourage healthy and sustainable lifestyles
- Organize green job training programs
- Educate young people to be tomorrow’s environmental stewards
These efforts help neighborhoods gain a renewed sense of place, pride…and promise.
What's New
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Visit the Get Fresh Yonkers Farmers Market! Every Saturday 10am-4pm
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5/17/13: Westchester Magazine calls Science Barge Director Bob Walters “A modern-day Huck Finn”
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5/11/2013: Journal News coverage of the 2013 Great Saw Mill River Cleanup
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4/30/2013: Groundwork HV wins EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant
Saw Mill River Coalition
The 2013 "battle" with invasive vines has begun!
Please join us on Sunday, February 10, from 10 am to 1 pm with our on-going battle against the vines that are killing native trees and taking over the river habitat! Meet at our restoration site at Farragut Avenue and Saw Mill River Road. Hope to see you there!
Upcoming Dates for Your Calendars:
Saturday, March 16 -- Vine Cutting
Sunday, April 14 -- Vine Cutting
Saturday, May 11 -- Great Saw Mill River Clean-up & Riverkeeper Hudson River & Tributaries Clean-up
The Science Barge
The Barge is open for weekday educational programs and field trips for schools, camps, and other groups from mid-April through early November. Programs range from 1-3 hours and cost $175-$450. We are currently scheduling field trips for the spring and summer! Call 914-375-2151 or e-mail sciencebarge@groundworkhv.org if you are interested in booking.
For weekend walk-ons, we have a $3 suggested donation. Free for children 10 years old and younger!
Mid-April - November Weekend Hours:
Saturdays & Sundays 12-6pm
Also, from July to October 2012, we have Art & Science Sundays for kids. Go to the Science Barge page and click on "Events & Workshops" to find out more about this fun and educational weekend activity!
Visit our blog: http://thesciencebarge.tumblr.com/
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Donate
Groundwork Hudson Valley needs your financial support to expand its programs to more people in our communities. We are educating and engaging people of all ages through collaborative projects and groundbreaking models of sustainability, like the Science Barge. Donations to Groundwork Hudson Valley are tax deductible. You can conveniently donate online, or mail a check.
