2026 LIVING CITY PROJECT
Saturday, April 25
Join us for the biggest citywide clean up in Dayton!
Last year we had over 700 volunteers serve across 34 neighborhoods to pick up 146+ 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 Antonio Jones 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!
2026 Living City Project Highlights
We are thankful for another great year to serve in neighborhoods across the city for the 2026 Living City Project! Please see those host locations below. For groups of more than 10 please email livingcityproject@declare.org.
Host locations…
Belmont- Lohrey Rec Center (2366 Glenarm Ave.)
Burkhardt-Huffman Ave between Linden Ave and Torrence St.
Carillon Park- Overcomers In Christ Ministries (900 Cincinnati St.)
College Hill- The West Side Makerspace (3028 Salem Ave.)
Eastern Hills- Hope Hill Church (1542 Speice Ave.)
Edgemont-19 Miami Chapel Rd
Fairview-903 W Fairview Ave
Grafton Hill- Corner of Central Ave and W. Grand
Greenwich Village-Yancy's Insurance Parking Lot (2457 N. Gettysburg Ave.)
Highview Hill- Harvest Grove Church (3323 Highview Hills Rd.)
Huffman-32 and 22 Centre St.
Jane Reece/ Old Dayton View- House of Bread (9 Orth Ave.)
Linden Heights Community- Cleveland Elementry School South Lot (1102 Pursell Ave.)
Miami Chapel- The Fudge Foundation (1670 Weaver St.)
Mt. Vernon-Omega Baptist Church (1821 Emerson Ave)
Newcom Plain-Corner of St. Jude and Hamilton
North Riverdale- 1936 N. Main St
Old North Dayton/McCook Field-Point Park (136 Valley St)
Princeton- Northwest Rec Center (1600 Princeton Dr.)
Residence Park- Shabach Ministries (4933 W. Third St.)
Riverdale- Ohlmann Building (1605 N. Main St)
Sandalwood-Sandalwood Park (Corner of Sandalwood Dr and Kurtz Ave.)
South Park-Hope Luthern Church (500 Hickory St.)
Southern Dayton View-Dayton Leadership Academy (1416 W. Riverview Ave.)
University Row- Thal Park Gazebo
Westwood- Revival Center Ministries (3011 Oakridge Dr)
Wright-Dunbar Village- Oak & Ivy Park (803 Anderson-Goodrich Ct.)
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.
Contribute
Would you partner with us to support this collective effort?
Please click the button below and select “GO Ministry/ Living City Project” from the dropdown menu.
The most fulfilling thing you can do is something for another person. Will you join us?
2025 Special Thanks
What a time we had as a community last year April 26th, 2025. We would like to thank everyone who helped make this possible. We had over 700 participants gathered in 34 different neighborhoods in Dayton for the Living City Project Citywide Clean Up. Special thanks to neighborhood presidents, churches, organizations and every volunteer for your part in this work! A big thank you to the City of Dayton and all of our sponsors: Keep Montgomery County Beautiful, Waste-Free Dayton, Kettering Health and CareSource for their collaboration, coordination, and support as we “Let Love Lead!”
