Annual Report: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Volunteers
7 Ward Projects: Wards 1-7...……………………….................…..….…..…………................. 1,538 Love Your Neighborhood …………..….................…………………………..…….…………...... 863 Adopt-A-Street: (Volunteer & Sponsored) .…...……………………...……….…...….…...…. 3,869 Adopt-An-Alley ………………...……..……...………………………...…………………….…….…. 180 KRCB Clerical Volunteers …..…….……………………………………..………......….......…….… 29 KRCB Advisory Board ………...…………………...…………………....…………………….......... 27 Total ……...……………..…………………………………………………………….…..………….. 6,506
Volunteer Hours
7 Ward Projects: Wards 1-7...……….............………………..………..……………………….... 5,396 Love Your Neighborhood…………………………………………………………………………..….3,004 Adopt-A-Street: (Volunteer & Sponsored) ……………………………………………..………5,895 Adopt-An-Alley…………………………………………………………………………………………….360
KRCB Office Volunteers……….…………………………………………………………………………..29 KRCB Advisory Board…………….…………………………………………………………………..…162 Total……………….………………………………….…………....................................14,846
Litter Collection
Litter Collected in Pounds………….…………………………...………………………………100,960 Litter Collected in Tons…….……………….……………………..………………………………….50.48
City Beautification Cleanup Sites
7 Beautification Ward Projects: Wards 1-7..………….................…….…..…….........................96 Adopt-A-Street……………………………………………………………………………..………541
Adopt-An-Alley……………………………………………………………………………………13
Love Your Neighborhood: Wards 1-7………………………..……………………………………….427 Total……………………………………………………………………………....................................1,077
Waterway Cleanups
Fairmount Park……………………………………………………………………………….……………28
Santa Ana River……………………………………………………………………………………………10
City Storm Drains: Wards 1-7….…….....….........………...……………....……………………..……472 Total…………………………………………………………….…………………………...….....510
Santa Ana River & Bike Trail
Trail cleanups………………………………………….……………………..……………………………….11
Community Green Space
Green Waste Pounds………………………………………………………………………..6,010
# of plants...………………………………………………………….………………………………….. 315 # of trees……………………………………………………………………………………………………60
Rose Bushes Pruned…………………………………………………………………………………….200
Total…............................................................................................................................6,585
Graffiti Eradication
Illegal Signage Removed……………………….…………………………………………………….373 Gallons of Paint……………………………..……………………………….……………….…………....153 Graffiti Tags Removed……………………………........................................................................5,089
Love Your Neighborhood (LYN) Program
2020 Keep America Beautiful Innovation Award
# of Cleanups…………………………………………….…………………………………….......………………..437 Community Volunteers………………………………………………………………….......…………………..863 Community Volunteer Hours………………………….……………………………….......……………….…3,009
Adopt-A-Street (AAS) Program
Volunteer Adopt-A-Street
# of Volunteer Cleanups………………………….……….………………………………….....………………..541 Community Volunteers…………………………………………………………………………..…………………..2,722 Community Volunteer Hours…………………………………….…………………………………………….…4,401
Sponsored Adopt-A-Street
# of Sponsored AAS Streets……………………………………………………………………………… 43 # of Sponsored Street Cleanups…..…………………….….......................................................................291 Ability Counts Volunteers…………………..………………………………………………………………….…..1147 Ability Counts Volunteer Hours………………………..…….………...……………………………………… 1493
Adopt-An-Alley (AAA) Program
2019 Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Award Volunteer Adopt-An-Alley
# of Volunteer Alleyways…………………………………….……….…………………………………….…………...7 # of Cleanups……………………………………………………….……………………………………………........14 Community Volunteers……………………………………………………………………………..………………….180 Community Volunteer Hours……………………………………….………………………………………………..360
Clean Campus Competition: (CCC) Results
April 3 – May 5, 2023
Schools Participating.…………………..………………………….........................................................................12 Reports Submitted……………..…………………………………………………………………….…………..………35 Litter Collected in Pounds………….………………………..……………………………………………………..2027 Recycled Materials Collected (Cans, Plastic Bottles, Milk Jugs & Cartons) in Pounds……………………….1269 # of Plants Planted………………………………………………………………………………………………………403
Signature Projects and Events
1) Community Recognition Awards
November 4, 2023 / Ward 4 Beautification Project
Awards Ceremony / Villegas Park
2) Waterwise Landscape Makeover Reveal
December 5, 2023 / Sue Mitchell
4622 Indian Hill Road, Riverside, CA 92506
3) Community Appearance Index
January 9, 2023 – January 31, 2024 / Driving Tour / KRCB Staff
Ward Projects (2023-2024)
Litter cleanup, weeding, graffiti abatement and storm drain beautification
1) Ward 1 – August 2, 2023, Fairmount Park
2) Ward 1 – September 23, 2023, California Climate Action Day
3) Ward 1 – March 14, 2024, California Service Corps and California Volunteers for All Downtown Riverside Cleanup
4) Ward 1 – March 16, 2024, Spring Cleanup Downtown Business Council
5) Ward 1 – April 27, 2024, Arbor Day Tree Planting Event
6) Ward 1- May 22, 2024, Memorial Day Cleanup
7) Ward 2 – February 3, 2024, Dario Vasquez Park
8) Ward 3 – June 25, 2024, Nichols Park
9) Ward 4 – November 4, 2024, Villegas Park
10) Ward 5 – March 16, 2024, Spring Cleanup Arlington Business Council
11) Ward 5 – April 6, 2024, California Baptist University
12) Ward 6 – June 26, 2024, Bryant Park
13) Ward 7 – March 2, 2024, Rutland Park (Rescheduled to June 27, 2024)
14) CITYWIDE – May 11, 2024, Great American Cleanup