The Downtown Sudbury clean-up program is getting a boost from a local outreach group, the Go-Give Project.
Their donation of $3,000 will “significantly bolster our efforts in maintaining the cleanliness of our communal spaces and providing invaluable opportunities to our community's most vulnerable residents,” reads a press release from the Downtown Sudbury BIA.
The Downtown Sudbury clean-up program is a partnership between the Downtown Sudbury BIA and The Durham Street Y, part of the YMCA of Northeastern Ontario.
The program aims to ensure downtown spaces are clean, and offer barrier-free opportunities for vulnerable community members to earn an honorarium and “contribute meaningfully to their community.”
Since its inception, the clean-up program “has garnered widespread acclaim and support,” continues the release.
With an initial injection of $7,500, the donation of a mobile sanitation cart christened "Downtown Hot Rod" by the BIA, and numerous generous donations, the program has been funded and operated for more than three years.
The BIA states a typical day sees about five workers who go out for three to five hours. The program's popularity has surged, said the release, with an increasing number of individuals expressing interest in participating and line-ups occurring often.
Sponsorship opportunities are available at various levels, each offering unique benefits, including recognition in our monthly and bi-weekly newsletter and social media features.
Sponsorships can be arranged through contacting the Downtown Sudbury BIA or the YMCA's website, found here.
"We are so grateful to be able to support such a valuable program in our community. We made this donation as a part of our community programs and peer support budget,” said Evie Ali, Go-Give Project co-founder, in the release. “Why reinvent the wheel when you can help optimize pre-existing programs that have demonstrated great success? Thank you to everyone who continues to make the Downtown Clean Up Program possible.”
