Clean Corps

Civic Works partners with Baltimore City and 30 neighborhoods to clean and maintain community-selected vacant lots, alleys, sidewalks, tree-pits and public trash cans. We also clear stormwater drains, clean medians, remove bulk trash, tackle illegal dumping, prune trees and respond to emergency weather situations. Clean Corps teams consist of previously unemployed or underemployed Baltimore City residents who live in the very communities they are cleaning. The program promotes clean culture and invests in our people.

Civic Works Clean Corps teams work in Auchentoroly-Parkwood, Belair-Edison, Berea, Broadway East, Central Forest Park, Coldstream Homestead Montebello, Darley Park, Druid Heights, East Baltimore Midway, Edgewood, Fallstaff, Forest Park, Four by Four, Glen, Harlem Park, Howard Park, Johnston Square, Madison-Eastend, McEldery Park, Midtown-Edmonson, Milton-Montford, Mondawmin, Mosher, Oliver, Penn-North, Rosemont, Sandtown-Winchester, South Clifton Park, Upton, and Winchester.

Civic Works Clean Corps teams have removed more than 2,000 tons of trash from streets, alleys and vacant lots since 2023.

Clean Corps is a multi-agency project led by the Baltimore City Department of Planning. Civic Works is one of two nonprofit organizations in Baltimore operating Clean Corps programming.

You can visit Baltimore City’s Clean Corps Service Dashboard to view the program’s impact.