New York City Coats Two Million Square Feet of Rooftops White
October 4, 2011
NYC Service, the office tasked with implementing New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s high-impact service plan, and the New York City Department of Buildings recently announced that volunteers have coated more than two million square feet of rooftops white in an effort to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and lower energy costs. The NYC°CoolRoofs initiative formed the basis for a “Service as a Strategy” blueprint released earlier this year by Cities of Service and ServiceNation called Cool Roofs.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Leads Largest LA River Cleanup in City’s History
April 30, 2011
Los Angeles Mayor Antonia Villaraigosa was joined by the Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR), and more than 5,000 volunteers today led the Los Angeles River Day of Service.
Held in conjunction with FoLAR’s annual Great Los Angeles River Cleanup, the City’s Day of Service featured over 50 community service projects and 14 cleanup locations in communities along the 51-mile Los Angeles River, making it the largest river clean up in the City’s history.
Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake Launches stepUP! Baltimore
March 31, 2011
In keeping with a pledge made in her state of the City Address, today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced details about a new comprehensive volunteer plan: stepUP! Baltimore. The initiative will leverage volunteer service as a strategy to address the most pressing challenges in Baltimore’s communities including, drug addiction, vacant lots, and youth violence. stepUP! Baltimore was developed with support from a Cities of Service Leadership Grant.
