CLEAN THE BLOCK MOVEMENT RESTORING PRIDE IN SUNNYSIDE

Illegal dumping, abandoned properties, blighted vacant lots, and neglected streets are profoundly serious issues in many parts of the city of Houston especially in lower income neighborhoods. Residents make frequent 311 complaints yet the trash continues to pile up as they have been waiting for their elected o cials to address their concern. Andrew Beaver decided to go to work in the historic Sunnyside community instead of just talking about the problem. “We’ve cleaned illegal dumping in our underserved communities for two years straight, exposing the neglect we’ve been facing and understanding that if we want the community that we rightfully deserve, we must do it ourselves because no one in power is currently fighting for us,” said Mr. Beaver, founder of Clean The Block. Mr. Beaver explained that within the first year of Clean The Block’s efforts, he and others came together for weekly cleans ups and then shifted to monthly.

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