What's Happening in Hayward, CA…

The City of Hayward is hoping more residents will volunteer to “Adopt-a-Block” to keep Hayward clean and green in 2020.

All beautification events and neighborhood cleanups have been cancelled for 2020 due to the pandemic, so city officials have come up with another way to remove litter from streets and waterways.

On the City of Hayward website, residents can find the “Adopt-a-Block” program, where they can commit to keeping an area clean and litter-free for a period of two years. The minimum area is one city block, but residents are encouraged to take on a larger area.

Families, businesses, schools, groups, and individuals can sign up. Children are also welcome. Volunteers are required to conduct a minimum of four cleanups per year.

Volunteer groups can contact the Keep Hayward Clean and Green Task Force or the Hayward Maintenance Services Department to order supplies such as gloves, grabbers, and trash Bags.

Adopt-A-Block teams are also asked to keep track of what types of garbage they find and report it. Items such as old appliances, bed frames, shopping carts, and tires.

After groups complete two cleanups, volunteers will be given the option of erecting a sign in their neighborhood, recognizing them for the work they do to keep the area clean.

Hayward’s Maintenance Services Team will coordinate with volunteer groups to collect the trash that was picked up. Programs like these can use flyer printing to raise awareness in city neighborhoods.

The City of Hayward says it plans to resume its neighborhood cleanups and beautification events in 2021, and says a new schedule will be posted on its website in October.


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