D.C. is asking local groups to get down and dirty for a cause. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined the owner of Annie’s ACE Hardware today in Petworth to relaunch the city’s Adopt-A-Block program.

The program accepts groups made of residents, church members, business owners or renters, neighborhood commissions, non-profits, and more. For two years, they must agree to organizing clean-up days four times a year and litter pickups on a weekly basis for at least two blocks of a residential or commercial area. Posted signs will give groups credit for their battle against the litterbugs.

The program is monitored by the Mayor’s Office of the Clean City, which runs an education component called clean&greenDC.

The relaunch is a part of the city’s spring cleaning campaign that kicked off yesterday and lasts through Friday. “From bulk trash pick-up to tree planting and rodent abatement, the District offers a host of services to support our residents and businesses,” said Bowser in a release. “Together, we have the resources available to ensure that all residents in our city live in a clean, healthy and supportive environment.”

The mayor will announce this year’s AlleyPalooza tomorrow, launch of a pilot rat abatement program Thursday on Barracks Row, and end the week at an Arbor Day celebration at Ketcham Elementary School.

People can apply to adopt a block online.

Adopt-A-Block Program

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