2025 LIVING CITY PROJECT

Saturday, April 26

 

Join us for the biggest citywide clean up in Dayton!

Last year we had over 800 volunteers serve across 32 neighborhoods to pick up 136+ tons of trash & debris from the streets of Dayton. Will you join us for this year’s clean up? Register at the link below and invite your friends to serve our city together! Check out last year’s highlight video below:

Thank you Will Flora for capturing the footage from last year!

Thank you, Kettering Health, City of Dayton, Keep Montgomery County Beautiful, Waste Free Dayton, neighborhood presidents, churches and partner organizations for making this project and impact possible!

2024 Living City Project Highlights

We are thankful for another great year to serve in neighborhoods across the city for the 2024 Living City Project! Please see those host locations below. For groups of more than 10 please email livingcityproject@declare.org.

Host locations…

  • Burkhardt - Stepping Stones Day Care - 215 Burkhardt Ave

  • Carillon - 900 Cincinnati Street

  • Dayton View Historic - The House of Bread - 9 Orth Ave

  • Downtown Dayton - 10 N. Ludlow Street

  • Eastern Hills - 1542 Speice Avenue

  • Fairview - Fairview Elementary - 2314 Elsmere Avenue

  • Five Oaks - Five Oaks Park - 300 Homewood Ave

  • Grafton Hills - Grafton Grows Green Comm. Garden- 227 Central Ave

  • Highview Hills - Harvest Grove Missionary Baptist - 3323 Highview Hills Rd

  • Hillview - Sandalwood Park - 198 Kurtz Ave

  • Huffman - Community Garden - 28 Centre St.

  • Jane Reece - The House of Bread - 9 Orth Ave

  • Linden Heights - Cleveland Park - 3200 Cleveland Ave

  • Miami Chapel - Lousie Troy Elementary -1630 Miami Chapel Rd

  • Mt Vernon - Omega Baptist Church -1821 Emerson Ave

  • Newcom Plain - Lot next to 1703 McClain St.

  • Northern Hills - Fort McKinley Church- 3721 W. Siebenthaler Ave

  • Old North Dayton - Electra C. Doren Library- 701 Troy St

  • Philadelphia Woods - The Inspiration Church - 2900 Philadelphia Drive

  • Princeton Heights - 1600 Princeton Drive

  • Residence Park Neighborhood Association - Shabach Ministries - 4933 W. Third St

  • Riverdale - Christ the King Anglican Church - 925 N Main St

  • Sandalwood Park - Sandalwood Park - 198 Kurtz Ave

  • Santa Clara / Dayton View Triangle - Former site of Col. White High - 501 Niagara Ave.

  • Southern Dayton View - 900 Lexington Ave

  • South Park - Hope Luthern Church - 500 Hickory St.

  • Twin Towers - 709 Xenia Ave

  • University Row - University Row Thal Park - Harvard Blvd and Salem Ave

  • Westwood - 3011 Oakridge Drive

  • Wolf Creek - 1416 Riverview Ave

  • Wright View - East Dayton Fellowship - 3520 E. Third St

FAQ:

Can I select the neighbor where I want to serve?

  • Yes, when you register on Eventbrite you will have an option to choose your neighborhood or go to the area most needed

Can I register more than one person?

  • You will need to submit a separate registration for each additional person. If you are registering a large group let us know at livingcityproject@declare.org and we will get you registered.

Where do I go on the day of the cleanup?

  • You will receive an email with your neighborhood host site location in advance of the cleanup.

What time should I arrive?

  • Check in is from 8:30am to 9am. The cleanup will begin at 9am and conclude at noon.

Do I need to bring my own supplies?

  • Supplies are limited so we encourage bringing supplies like rakes, gloves, trash picker and bag to ensure you have enough, however each group will have supplies allocated to them.

Will there be food?

  • Once the cleanup is over, we invite you to join us at one of the afterparty locations for lunch from noon until 1pm.

  • Host a Cleanup ('25 Signup CLOSED)

    Signups for 2025 host locations are now closed. If you have any questions about this year’s cleanup, please email Ta'Kesha.Beavers@daytonohio.gov.

    Host

  • Contribute

    Would you partner with us to support this collective effort? Please select “Go / Living City Project” from the dropdown menu.

    Donate
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2024 Highlights

Last year we had over 800 volunteers serve across 32 neighborhoods to pick up 136+ tons of trash & debris from the streets of Dayton! Special thanks to the City of Dayton, Kettering Health, neighborhood presidents, churches, organizations and every volunteer for your part in this work! Check out one of our highlight videos below!

Thank you to Will Flora for telling this story! Promo Video from past years (2023)

The most fulfilling thing you can do is something for another person. Will you join us?

“We need YOU to make Dayton
a Living City.”