Item 003 - Keep Austin Beautiful Education Outreach Program Presentation — original pdf

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Keep Austin Beautiful Making a difference one project at a time… Volunteerism is our foundation… How many hours of community service did Keep Austin Beautiful volunteers contribute to the city in 2023? a. 10,000 b. 15,000 c. 20,000 Answer: 24,767 hours of community service Equivalent to 1,032 days or 2.8 years FUN FACT: 9,228 volunteers engaged Approximately the population size of Woodway, Texas. About Us ● Founded in 1985 We inspire and educate all Austinites to volunteer together, clean spaces, waterways, and reduce waste every day. beautify green ● Mission ● Vision For Austin to be the cleanest, most beautiful community. 39 Years of Service 25 Tons Litter Removed 2.7 Tons Recycling Collected Community Cleanups Adopt-a-Street Keep Austin Beautiful Day Litter Characterization Survey* The conducted annually. Characterization Litter Survey is The city council districts were used as the boundaries for each area. Within each area (district), five sites of ½ mile to 1 mile in length were chosen to survey for a total of 50 sites. The areas were scored on a one-to-four-point scale: 1. Minimal or No Litter Slightly Littered 2. Littered 3. Extremely Littered 4. In 2024, the litter scores ranged from 1.27 to 2.8 for the areas surveyed. *Community Appearance Index, Keep America Beautiful Generation Zero  735 events  148 schools  11,004 unique students  4.95 out of a 5-point scale on teacher evaluations Student Demographics 2023-2024 African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Pacific Islander Two or more races White *Austin ISD Data 6% .3% 7% 48% .7% 5% 33% 2023-2024 SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS 42% 58% Title-1 Non Title-1 Weekly eNewsletter Clean Streets Day September 21, 2024 Austin Recycles Day November 15, 2024 Questions? THANK YOU! Rodney Ahart Rodney@keepaustinbeautiful.org www.keepaustinbeautiful.org