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Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is an award-winning affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and was incorporated in June 1978 as a 501(c) (3) organization by the City of Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Clean Community Commission was formed in 1978 by former Cincinnati city council member Helen Hinckley at the request of then city manager Bill Donaldson. Its goal was to promote litter prevention, recycling, community improvement and beautification through citizen action, education and strategic partnerships. Over the years, the name has changed, first to Clean Cincinnati Inc., then to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (KCB) to reflect its affiliation with Keep America Beautiful.
 
Throughout its history KCB has initiated and implemented many on-going projects that have made a clear difference in the quality of life for Greater Cincinnati.  As an example, our successful Great American Cleanup reaches out to include the tri-state region as part of a national effort to keep America beautiful.  Daffodils & DayLilies beautifies our highways to reduce litter and to create a visual welcome to Cincinnati that says we care about how we look as a city and our education programming reaches 10,000 students every year.   
 
Our other programs include: Project 180 Degrees (which has morphed into the City of Cincinnati's Neighborhood Enhancement Program): Graffiti Hurts; Adopt-a-Spot; Keep Cincinnati Clean and Beautiful community awards competition; Super Can neighborhood clean ups; in-school environmental programs; teacher workshops; our public awareness campaign, "Don't Trash the 'Nati... Keep Cincinnati Beautiful" and This is Litter Too. Last fall we added the Future Blooms program to revitalize boarded buildings in the Empowerment Zone.
 
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful focuses on education and public awareness.  We work on a grassroots level to educate residents and students in an effort to change behaviors and attitudes regarding the need to be a good steward toward the environment.  Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is a model program for the rest of the nation and for seven consecutive years was voted best Affiliate in the Nation by Keep America Beautiful. 

Click here to see our 2008 - 2009 Annual Report.
 
Although most of our programming centers on the City of Cincinnati, the Great American Cleanup and our marketing campaigns reach the tri-state area.  In 2006 62.7% of residents living in the Greater Cincinnati Region were aware of KCB and two-thirds could name a specific service we provide. (Spring 2006 Institute for Policy Research, University of Cincinnati).

 

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