Residents Invited to Join City's Blight Buster Volunteer Program

Residents Invited to Join City's Blight Buster Volunteer Program

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Aug. 9, 2013 Residents 18 years and older are invited to attend an orientation session on the city’s Blight Buster Volunteer program from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Neighborhood Services Department’s (NSD) West facility, 3325 W. Flower St. During the session, interested volunteers will receive a comprehensive overview of the volunteer training program. Attendees also will be fingerprinted as part of the security screening background check process. The rest of the training program includes two separate modules in the following weeks, which will educate residents on how to address a variety of blight-related issues in their community, including how to remove graffiti, use an airless paint sprayer and GPS cameras, coordinate with youth and adult volunteers, instruct schools and organizations on how to eliminate blight, address illegal signs placed in public right-of-way and more. Participants also will learn how to use the Tool Lending Program and how to effectively set up and manage a community cleanup. The separate modules will be held on Tuesday evenings, Oct. 8 and Oct. 15, at NSD West. Make-up sessions will be available. Upon completion, graduates will receive identification by the city, a uniform and other resources to help carry out their assignments. Last year NSD’s Blight Buster volunteers removed graffiti from 8,113 neighborhood locations and removed 5,099 illegal signs, along with other fighting-blight activities for a total of 2,408 volunteer hours. We invite you to join our team. Walk-ins welcome. For more detailed information on the volunteer program or to RSVP, call 602-534-4444 or email neighborhood.college@phoenix.gov. Media Contact: Stephanie Ribodal Romero 602-261-8512

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