Beautify Communities

Everyone in America deserves to live in a beautiful community

At Keep America Beautiful, we believe each of us deserves to live in a beautiful home. In order for that to become a reality, we all need to come together to create and maintain it.

Keep America Beautiful works across community, government, and business sectors to create beautiful spaces and places for all of us to share. We’re pleased to be able to provide these free resources for individual, community, and partner use.

How to Plan a Community
Beautification Project


Graffiti Prevention: Creating A Community Mural 

Anti-graffiti resources:

Educational resource: Get a clue about Graffiti
Educational resource: Teacher’s Guide 

Educational resource: How to Establish a Graffiti Task Force 
Educational resource: Graffiti Prevention: Tips for Homeowners 
Educational resource: Graffiti Prevention: Tips for Businesses 
Educational resource: Lights, Landscape, Access 

Affiliates in Action

Here are just a few examples of beautification projects from our hard-working affiliates:

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022 BRINGS NEW LEADER, PRE-PANDEMIC RESULTS, AND TRI-SECTOR EVENT AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL®

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022 BRINGS NEW LEADER, PRE-PANDEMIC RESULTS, AND TRI-SECTOR EVENT AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL®

STAMFORD, Conn. (December 20, 2022) – As the year ends, Keep America Beautiful® reflects on the major milestones and achievements that helped in the mission to clean, green, and beautify America in 2022. Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful is the nation’s leading...

COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNITE TO STOMP-OUT AND RECYCLE CIGARETTE LITTER IN HONOR OF AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNITE TO STOMP-OUT AND RECYCLE CIGARETTE LITTER IN HONOR OF AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

TerraCycle and Local Keep America Beautiful Chapters Team-Up to Beautify Spaces & Recycle the World’s Most Littered Item while Earning Donations for Nonprofits TRENTON, NJ (November 15, 2022) – In recognition of America Recycles Day, TerraCycle, the world’s leader...

Support for Beautification

Is your community seeking funding for a beautification project?

Check out our annual Community Grants information and apply!