A block is one city street between two major intersections and includes both sides of the street. We label and group blocks by rounding house numbers down to the nearest hundred. For example, 2600-2699 W Girard addresses all share one block subscription.

We clean all blocks the day before city trash collection. Bagged litter is placed curbside for pickup each week by the city.

We make it easy for blocks to get and stay funded with predictable charges that never exceed any individual’s budget.

When you join a subscription we ask you the most you are willing to contribute in any 4-week period. We do the math to make sure the block stays funded and no one pays more than they are comfortable. As more neighbors join, the per-person rate goes down and the savings are automatically passed on to every subscriber.

We facilitate and directly manage all payments individually with neighbors.

It may take time to get commitment from neighbors and businesses to support a shared subscription. We provide a digital block homepage and sign-up link you can use to recruit neighbors.

Some choose to self-fund a subscription to get it started and find that neighbors are encouraged to join once they see the impact our cleaners have each week.

We created the Glitter Impact Fund to support residents in under-resourced neighborhoods with a 40% reduced-rate subscription.

Generous contributions from subscribers and donors make Impact Fund subscriptions possible. Glitter provides matching funds for every dollar contributed to the fund.