What is it?
Adopt-a-Block is a fun way to get volunteer hours with your friends while cleaning up your neighborhood. Teams of students “adopt” a route in Oakland and organize clean-up events throughout the year. Adopt-a-Block is a program of OPDC.
How does it work?
Team captains reach out to OPDC to schedule a clean-up event. Prior to the event, the team captain comes to OPDC to get supplies like trash bags and gloves. Volunteers sign a liability release form that helps us to track participation. At the end of the clean-up, teams leave their trash in a designated location so the Department of Public Works can collect it.
How can I get involved?
Adopt-a-Block is popular with student organizations at Pitt. However, we can also pair individuals with pre-existing groups. Reach out to cgreaser@opdc.org to learn more.
Meet Caroline
Hi, my name is Caroline Greaser. I’m a recent graduate of Goshen College and a PULSE Fellow this year with OPDC. Adopt-a-Block teams will coordinate their clean-ups with me and I will track all of your volunteer hours. Let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to working with you!