These grants support and engage communities nationwide, encouraging activities such as planting gardens, painting murals, installing lighting and trash/recycling infrastructure, and engaging youth — all while addressing environmental equity in areas within and around Martin Luther King Jr. corridors and neighborhoods
Partners
Keep Oakland Beautiful and Urban Compassion Project Collaborate to Revitalize MLK Corridor through Cleanups and Art Initiatives
Dozens of volunteers and Oakland residents joined together to pick up litter and remove graffiti along Oakland’s MLK Jr. Way, and to celebrate the unveiling of a stunning new mural at the oldest black-owned bookstore in America.
Comcast Volunteers Team up with El Centro de la Raza Community for Seattle Mayor’s Day of Service
Comcast, in partnership with Keep America Beautiful®, joined forces with both El Centro de la Raza employees and community volunteers to commemorate Mayor Bruce Harrell’s One Seattle Day of Service—a citywide event dedicated to volunteer efforts.
Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful Receives State Recycling Award for Cigarette Litter Prevention Project with Dollywood
Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful wins ‘2023 Nonprofit Recycler of the Year’ for their Dollywood partnership, recycling 350,000 cigarette butts since 2021.
Tallahassee Wins Best Neighborhood Program Award for MLK Jr. Blvd. Enhancement
Tallahassee, FL’s capital, proudly wins the Best Neighborhood Program award from Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) for its Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Corridor Enhancement Project.
Reviving the MLK Corridor: Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful’s Tree Planting Project Flourishes
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful takes immense pride in its ambitious tree-planting endeavor that aims to breathe new life into the historically significant MLK corridor.
ALTAIR EYEWEAR, INC. AND KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL RENEW PARTNERSHIP
NEW YORK, NY, MARCH 20, 2023 – Altair Eyewear, Inc., a division of Marchon Eyewear, Inc. and a subsidiary of VSP Vision (“Altair”) and Keep America Beautiful® (“KAB”) are proud to announce the renewal of a national partnership to support the Great American Cleanup®,...
FOR 4TH YEAR, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND DIAGEO PARTNER TO SUPPORT AREAS IN AND AROUND MLK JR. CORRIDORS AND NEIGHBORHOODS
STAMFORD, Conn. (January 10, 2023) – As the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 16, Keep America Beautiful®, in partnership with sponsor Diageo North America, is pleased to recognize recipients of the 2022 Community Improvement Grant to...
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...
KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF THE 2022 GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
STAMFORD, Conn. (November 16, 2022) – Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, announces the final results of the 24th annual Great American Cleanup® (GAC). Over 200,000 volunteers and participants took part in over...