Making St. Louis a cleaner, greener, better place to live!
Dedicated to cleaning, greening St. Louis since 1982
At Brightside St. Louis, our mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by educating, engaging and inspiring St. Louisans to make our region cleaner, greener and more environmentally sustainable.
From graffiti removal to our sustainable Demonstration Garden to the daffodils that sprout their blooms all around town, Brightside St. Louis is the city’s oldest and most comprehensive nonprofit cleaning and greening organization. Check out our work to grow an even more beautiful St. Louis!
Brightside is funded through donations from individuals, companies and foundations and by a grant from HUD and the St. Louis Community Development Administration.
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Thankful For You!

This time of year invites us all to be thankful. At Brightside, we are especially thankful for you! Thanks to you, St. Louis is a cleaner, greener, better place to live!
So far this year, more than 4,000 volunteers have picked up litter, placed flowers to beautify public spaces, and planted Missouri natives to benefit people and pollinators. You may have also contributed your time and energy to help clean up tornado-affected areas or encouraged your neighbors to recycle responsibly at one of the dozens of drop-off locations or at the electronics recycling event. All of these efforts make a difference for St. Louis!
Thanks to you, Brightside is able to improve the quality of life in our community by educating, engaging and inspiring St. Louisans to make our region cleaner, greener and more environmentally sustainable.
Please know that your gift of time and your financial support, help with these Brightside efforts as well as provide supplies to remove more than 250,000 square feet of graffiti each year. We could not do any of this without you!
THANK YOU!



