Who Keeps Houston Beautiful? WE ALL DO!
Keep Houston Beautiful
is the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction, and recycling education. For 43 years, Keep Houston Beautiful has been reaching out to all segments of our community to educate and empower individuals to take greater responsibility for beautifying and enhancing Houston's environment. Every year's successes have created a cleaner and healthier city for all Houstonians. |
OUR MISSIONThrough education and community partnerships, foster resident and neighborhood awareness of the important role citizens can play in preserving the natural beauty and visual amenities of our city.
OUR VISIONOur vision is for Houston to be recognized nationally as one of the cleanest, most metropolitan cities in America.
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An Announcement from KHB!
In the best interest of those we work with and serve, due to the current community health risk with the COVID-19,
the Board of Directors for Keep Houston Beautiful have elected to postpone all
spring events, projects and programs until further notice.
This is effective immediately.
This includes any and all Corporate Day, School, NPO and Civic Group Projects,
as well as the KHB Tool Lending Program until further notice.
Our annual KHB DAY EVENT will be rescheduled to the Fall and will be held in conjunction with
our Fall Sweep Event. Date TBA. All tool and supply requests for KHB Day have been cancelled.
We are deeply disappointed by having to postpone any of the fun and
impactful events and projects with our favorite people in Houston...our volunteers.
However, we know that together, we will come back stronger than ever.
In the meantime, we'd like to make some suggestions for carrying out your own environmental efforts and having
fun while safely practicing social distancing, until we're all back in the swing of things again:
· Grab a trash bag and a pair of gloves, and take a walk with your family
down your street to remove litter closest to you.
· DO NOT organize group events or projects at this time. This puts you and your loved ones as risk to exposure.
· Pull weeds in your garden. It's great stress relief and a quick beautifier for your garden.
· Get a broom and sweep the litter out from around your street drain. Better yet, adopt your street drain! https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/adopta/
· Start recycling at home.
· Read a book and learn something new about the environment. We found Amazon's Top 50 for you right here:
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Environment-Nature/zgbs/books/14459
· Stop to smell the roses on a daily walk.
· Share a plant with a neighbor.
· Have a camp-out with the kids in your own backyard.
· See which of your neighbors might be in need of help with their yard if they have fallen ill.
On behalf of all of us at Team KHB, we wish for healthy families, households and communities during this uncertain time.
We look forward to planning future projects and participating in community events with you very soon.
Stay tuned to our website and social media outlets to remain updated on all things green and clean.
Your Champions for the Environment, and Friends in the Community
Team KHB
the Board of Directors for Keep Houston Beautiful have elected to postpone all
spring events, projects and programs until further notice.
This is effective immediately.
This includes any and all Corporate Day, School, NPO and Civic Group Projects,
as well as the KHB Tool Lending Program until further notice.
Our annual KHB DAY EVENT will be rescheduled to the Fall and will be held in conjunction with
our Fall Sweep Event. Date TBA. All tool and supply requests for KHB Day have been cancelled.
We are deeply disappointed by having to postpone any of the fun and
impactful events and projects with our favorite people in Houston...our volunteers.
However, we know that together, we will come back stronger than ever.
In the meantime, we'd like to make some suggestions for carrying out your own environmental efforts and having
fun while safely practicing social distancing, until we're all back in the swing of things again:
· Grab a trash bag and a pair of gloves, and take a walk with your family
down your street to remove litter closest to you.
· DO NOT organize group events or projects at this time. This puts you and your loved ones as risk to exposure.
· Pull weeds in your garden. It's great stress relief and a quick beautifier for your garden.
· Get a broom and sweep the litter out from around your street drain. Better yet, adopt your street drain! https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/adopta/
· Start recycling at home.
· Read a book and learn something new about the environment. We found Amazon's Top 50 for you right here:
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Environment-Nature/zgbs/books/14459
· Stop to smell the roses on a daily walk.
· Share a plant with a neighbor.
· Have a camp-out with the kids in your own backyard.
· See which of your neighbors might be in need of help with their yard if they have fallen ill.
On behalf of all of us at Team KHB, we wish for healthy families, households and communities during this uncertain time.
We look forward to planning future projects and participating in community events with you very soon.
Stay tuned to our website and social media outlets to remain updated on all things green and clean.
Your Champions for the Environment, and Friends in the Community
Team KHB
Find the rest of our event photos in an album on our Facebook page
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 2020
Keep Houston Beautiful is seeking Extraordinary Interns for the 2019 - 2020 academic year! We have a variety of opportunities and flexible schedules. Applications can be found below by clicking on APPLY HERE! Completed applications, resumes and cover letters (and inquiries) should be submitted to Amy Reed areed@houstonbeautiful.org . INTERNSHIP NEEDS - Marketing and Social Media - Event Assistant - Community Outreach and Education - Photography and Media Relations - Graphic design for brochures, flyers, etc. Have an idea for us? We'd like to hear it! Send your internship idea to info@houstonbeautiful.org 
Have you heard about our new recycling initiative Recycle RIGHT H-Town, or downloaded the Recycle Coach App yet?
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Support Us Today
Photo by Jim Olive
www.stockyard.com All of our programs are made possible through the kind generosity of our supporters. Help us achieve our mission of litter reduction and city beautification by contributing today. Email info@houstonbeautiful.org to find out how you can help support KHB.
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Clean-Ups
From organizing and conducting clean-ups in local neighborhoods to our state and nationally recognized clean-up program, we are always at the forefront of beautification and urban transformation. Learn more about we do and how to help.
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Latest News
Pre-K through Collegiate level classes can request classroom presentations for a variety of environmental topics? We can even help with activities, classroom projects, campus clubs, and semester group projects. Just give us a call or shoot us an email. We'd be thrilled to be your partner in Environmental Education.
832-834-6105 info@houstonbeautiful.org |
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Start Making Your Plans Now!Have you checked us out on social media yet? Do you have pictures and information from a community clean-up, beautification or recycling project you'd like to tell everyone about? Then send them our way!
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