Ben Carpenter

Ben is the Founder & CEO of Grassroot Communities, a Youth and Community worker, Educator, Environmentalist, and City Fellow. He’s passionate about supporting individuals, communities and organisations to be the changes they want to see.

Grassroot Communities is an organisation that tailors and delivers school, youth and community work projects based on the wants and needs of local people. For example, leadership programmes and practical environmental & creative projects that work with people of all ages to transform local spaces, improve community cohesion and reconnect people with nature. Our main focus is to support participants to improve their health, well-being and quality of life. The needs of the individuals, groups and communities we work with are at the heart of all the projects that we develop and facilitate. Subsequently these projects inspire participants, groups and communities on their journeys through life and create an awareness of how we can all achieve a happy, sustainable future where we all have the opportunity to thrive.

If you are interested in this, Grassroot Communities have an upcoming event called: The Bristol Birdman. And check out this Grassroot Communities 2 page Delivery overview for info on the wider work of Grassroot Communities.

In his episode, Ben discusses their GAP project. You can find out more about the Mini GAP overview and young leader showreels, the need for Yearlong GAP, what Yearlong GAP is, and Yearlong GAP Young Leaders.

If you’d like to find out more about recent GAP Impact Reports, feel free to read the Yearlong GAP Impact Report, the Yearlong GAP Executive Summary, the Mini GAP Impact Report, and the Mini GAP Executive Summary