Elizabeth

Jonathan Phillips Our youth are getting ready for a planning meeting for the Mayor’s Council which is set to start soon. This creation of this… Read More »Getting Ready For The Mayor’s Council

Gryffin Mendonssa from Groundwork Elizabeth shares how working on the Civic Spring Project changed her mindset and motivated her to continue to be civically involved in her… Read More »Lasting change in Elizabeth

This week our team was focused on getting our survey out to the community, as requested by the City Director of Health and Human Services.… Read More »Surveying the community during COVID

Our videographer, Tyler Kubicz was able to edit and present us with a short video expressing the Elizabeth Civic Spring youth experiences with the program,… Read More »See Youth Work in Elizabeth (video)

Our Youth Leader and Team management were able to follow up with a Board of Ed and Freeholder, after they visited the August 27th virtual… Read More »New youth influence in Elizabeth

The City of Elizabeth is in the process of creating their 10-year Master Plan. Groundwork Elizabeth will provide opportunities for youth voices to coordinate policy… Read More »Civic leader stays with youth on call for nearly two hours!

The City of Elizabeth is in the process of creating their 10-year Master Plan. Groundwork Elizabeth will provide opportunities for youth voices to coordinate policy… Read More »Youth get extensive time with the Mayor!

Jonathan Phillips Elizabeth, N.J. One of the most pressing civic concerns for our youth in Elizabeth was the role of public education in developing an… Read More »“Our voices are really being heard. I never thought that could happen”

The City of Elizabeth is in the process of creating their 10-year Master Plan. Groundwork Elizabeth will provide opportunities for youth voices to coordinate policy… Read More »Youth preparing for CITI certification – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative