Join the Center for Community Engagement, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, and the City of Cincinnati for the 2019 Spring Neighborhood Enhancement Program volunteer blitz. This year's program takes us to the communities of Camp Washington and South Cumminsville, just a short distance from UC's Uptown campus.
UC volunteers will meet at McMicken Circle (near University Pavilion) and travel together to a designated meeting location in the neighborhoods on school buses. There, volunteers will participate in the kick-off ceremony and break into teams to address projects identified by the community's local residents for the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP). Volunteers will help kick-off the NEP in Camp Washington and South Cumminsville by performing various service and beautification projects such as gardening, cleaning up illegal dump sites, painting fire hydrants and murals, cutting back overgrown brush, and more.
The NEP is a 90-day collaborative effort between City departments, neighborhood residents and community organizations. Read more about the NEP here. By volunteering, you will help our community realize its full potential and raise the quality of life in Cincinnati!
What to expect:
- All tools will be provided.
- Event is rain or shine, so wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes appropriate for working in brush and mud.
- Projects may include: painting, vacant/blighted property stabilization, mulching, clearing brush, litter control, graffiti abatement, illegal dump site mitigation, and other tasks designed to jump-start the community's NEP.
Want to step up as a leader? Respond to this Need, then respond to the Need for Team Leaders (2 additional hours): https://volunteer.uc.edu/need/detail/?need_id=412306
