Adopt-A-Block

Adopt-A-Block activates designated neighbors on every street that crosses Monroe Avenue. Each person periodically walks down to the corner and picks up litter at the end of their street.

Status of blocks along Monroe Avenue:

1. Alliance Avenue & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

2. Avondale Street & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

3. Belmont Street & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

4. Crosman Terrace & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

5. Culver Road & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

6. Field Street/Engel Place & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

7. Harwood Street & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

8. Laburnum Crescent & Monroe Avenue (north side) - ADOPTED

9. Laburnum Crescent & Monroe Avenue (south side) - ADOPTED

10. Pinnacle Road & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

11. Rosedale Street & Monroe Avenue (south side) - ADOPTED

12. Rosedale Street & Monroe Avenue (north side) - ADOPTED

13. Shepard Street & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

14. Suter Terrace & Monroe Avenue- ADOPTED

15. Werner Park & Monroe Avenue - ADOPTED

Program Background & Description

In March of 2025 at the UMNA Annual Meeting the UMNA leadership team announced a new program designed to do a better job of catching all the bits of litter before they accumulate on Monroe Avenue: Adopt-A-Block.

Adopt-A-Block activates neighbors on/near every street that crosses Monroe Avenue. Each person periodically walks down to the corner and picks up the stray bits of litter along their ONE BLOCK section of Monroe Avenue. While they’re out they can keep an eye on any larger items or overflowing city trash bins and then call them in to 311. Simple & effective!

CLICK TO ADOPT YOUR BLOCK OF MONROE AVENUE

Each person will have an official "GloMonroe Grabber" and a "GloMonroe Bucket".

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This is an excellent way to participate in the success of our neighborhood in a manageable way, at your own pace and on your own schedule. It’s also an ideal way for responsible teens to make a difference.

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Adopt-A-Block Instructions June 2025.pdf

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Adopt-A-Block has been picked up by the Monroe Avenue Revitalization Coalition (MARC) and is being reproduced by every neighborhood group from one end of Monroe Avenue to the other. We’re working as one big team to lift up Monroe Avenue!