KGW: New nonprofit aims to empower Portlanders to tackle city's trash problem

4/27/21

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the last few months, more than 2,000 people have signed up to clean up trash on more than 3,000 Portland blocks through a new program aimed at tackling Portland's trash problem. Those gigs are long-term, noted Frank Moscow. That’s how adoptions work.

750AM: Interview: John Canzano and Frank Moscow

5/5/21:

John Canzano talks with Frank Moscow, founder of AdoptOneBlock.org which is helping communities come together to reimagine the way we make our cities cleaner and happier. Canzano asks Moscow where the idea for his charity came from, what makes the technology that they use so unique, how many blocks have already been adopted, where the tipping point was that inspired him to take massive action, what the ultimate win in this collective effort looks like, and much more.

AdoptOneBlock & 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Launch Joint Program

Both organizations hear the collective frustration about litter inundating the community. Cost and complexity have prevented a scalable solution for our communities, until now.

Starting this week, any Portland resident Block Ambassador with AdoptOneBlock who collects too much litter from their blocks can contact portlandcomeback@1800gotjunk.com for a pickup.

Oregonian: Taking ownership of the block you love: Steve Duin column

4/3/21:

In April 2008, environmentalist Paul Hawken described for me the rise of small nonprofits dedicated to sustaining the planet and social justice.

That essential movement began, Hawken said, “when people looked around to see an insult to their property, their river, their forest, their future, their children or their dignity.”

The Bee (SE Portland): 'AdoptOneBlock' – a solution to cleaning up Southeast streets?

4/3/21:

With the year 2020 having been marked with strife, stress, negativity, and tragedy, it was a small spark of light to discover the work of a new Portland nonprofit – "Adopt One Block".

In mid-September of last year Frank Moscow, a native Portlander, decided he wanted to make a difference in the city that he loves. Seeing litter in the streets, he created an online entity to address it – www.AdoptOneBlock.org

KATU: Everyday Heroes: Pride of place motivates Adopt One Block founder Frank Moscow

2/5/21:

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s been a tough year for Portland streets.

In the middle of a pandemic, the city suffered through months of protests and a homeless crisis that has spun further out of control.

For some, like today's Everyday Hero, cleaning up the streets and restoring Portland neighborhoods starts with doing it yourself -- one block at a time.

KOIN: Clean up your neighborhood with Adopt One Block

12/3/20:

Frank Moscow launched Adopt One Block, providing residents with the opportunity to take action and help keep local neighborhoods clean.

In just a matter of six weeks, more than 230 blocks have been adopted. Volunteers have signed up to pick up debris or litter in their neighborhood. The goal is to clean their community block by block.