Community Involvement

The City of North Port Adopt-a-City Street Program provides an opportunity for volunteers to cleanup City streets. Individuals, clubs and organizations can make an invaluable difference in the community and enhance the overall appearance of the City by adopting a segment of city street(s) and picking up litter a minimum of four times a year.

Public Works will provide:

• Trash bags
• Gloves
• Litter grabbers
• Safety vests
• Collection of bagged trash

The Adopt-a-City Street Coordinator will document the accomplishments of each organization which are ultimately incorporated in the local and national Keep America Beautiful reporting. Public Works staff will install a personalized appreciation sign on the adopted city street if the organization or individual completes four cleanups per year.

Links below provide more information about the Adopt-a-City Street program. You can also contact Emilia Piotrowicz via phone at 941-240-8050 or email epiotrowicz@northportfl.gov.

• Adopt-a-City Street Program General Information and Instructions to Participate(PDF, 627KB)
• Adopt-a-City Street Program Application Form(PDF, 530KB)
• Adopt-a-City Street Program Cleanup Report(PDF, 565KB)

The City of North Port hosts a Great American Cleanup every spring, where City employees and local residents join forces to help keep our community beautiful.

The Great American Cleanup engages more than 5 million volunteers and participants, on average, every year to create a positive and lasting impact. It is the country's largest community improvement program that kicks off in more than 20,000 communities each spring.

The Great American Cleanup is part of Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (KSCB), a county-wide beautification program that initiates community cleanup projects to help keep our community free of debris. The organization is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., a national, non-profit, public education organization dedicated to improving waste handling practices in American communities. Locally, our mission is “to enhance and promote public interest and participation in the general improvement of the environment throughout Sarasota County” which is done through education, cleanup programs, recycling and other methods of reducing solid waste.

If you or someone you know would like to help out by volunteering for the Great American Cleanup, please contact the Department of Public Works at 941-240-8050.  

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (KSCB) is a county-wide beautification program that initiates community cleanup projects to help keep our community free of litter.

Locally, the organization's mission is "to enhance and promote public interest and participation in the general improvement of the environment throughout Sarasota County" which is done through education, cleanup programs, recycling and other methods of reducing solid waste.

Cleanup projects can take place in any location throughout Sarasota County that volunteer groups wish to target. The organization is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., a national, non-profit, public education organization dedicated to improving waste handling practices in American communities. 

North Port also works in-part with Keep Sarasota County Beautiful with events such as the International Coastal Cleanup.