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Education & Community Engagement

Encouraging environmental stewardship through applied learning.

Over the past 20 years, we have provided free educational opportunities to a variety of underserved groups with the goal of cultivating community stewardship. Our current education initiatives feature a hands-on approach to learning, allowing students to get out of the classroom and learn new skills. In spring of 2023, we worked  with over 100 middle and high school students to clean up more than 600 lbs. of debris (litter, invasive species, etc.) in the Greater Cincinnati area. 

Interested in getting involved? Our current offerings include a youth-focused environmental newsletter, urban forestry initiatives, student litter clean-ups, and pre-event information sessions for corporate sponsors. If you’re a student looking to host a clean-up, whether for service hours or just for fun, please fill out this form. If you’re a teacher or youth organization leader looking to host an event, please reach out to the Applied Learning Coordinator here

What’s in our future? 

We are currently developing a workforce development program with Cincinnati State where students can earn a college certificate while gaining hands-on experience in the sustainable horticulture field. Participating students will receive tuition reimbursements and a monthly stipend . This program is projected to begin in Fall of 2024, stay tuned! For more information about our workforce development initiatives, please reach out to the Environmental Education Manager here!

For K-8 resources, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful offers 19 environmental lessons focusing on topics like recycling, composting, litter's impact on wildlife, and more.


Interested in Collaborating? We'd love to hear from you!
Three children talking and drawing on Community Pride Flags

Youth Volunteers from Boys and Girls Club Greater Cincinnati work alongside volunteers from Fidelity to beautify the campus of South Avondale Elementary and install green schoolyard infrastructure.

High Schoolers from Oyler on a fieldtrip to the Rumpke processing facility.

Our Impact This Year

  • Volunteer Hours

    13,198

  • Pounds of Litter & Debris Collected

    274,409

  • Clean Up Events

    603

  • Nippert Foundation
    Nippert Foundation
  • Cincinnati Tool Bank logo
    Cincinnati Tool Bank logo

    Cincinnati Tool Bank Logo

  • Cincinnati Bell
    Cincinnati Bell
  • Barefoot Proximity
    Barefoot Proximity
  • Dater
    Dater
  • Carton Council
    Carton Council
  • American Modern
    American Modern
  • PNC
    PNC
  • CocaCola
    CocaCola
  • kmk law
    kmk law
  • Cincinnati Development Fund
    Cincinnati Development Fund
  • BostonBeerCompany
    BostonBeerCompany
  • ContractSweepers
    ContractSweepers
  • Motz
    Motz
  • Thompson Hine
    Thompson Hine
  • Ameritas
    Ameritas
  • First Financial
    First Financial
  • Rumpkee
    Rumpkee
  • Rohr
    Rohr
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