WHO WE ARE
Clean4Change began with our founders, Katelyn Johnston and Shayla Roberts-Long, passionate to address climate change during their junior year at Assumption High School in Louisville, KY. Since 2020, Clean4Change has grown from a small park cleanup organization to an IRS recognized 501(c)(3), still run by our original founders.
​Clean4Change has members currently active in Louisville, Lexington, Berea, and Bowling Green, KY. Clean4Change continuously provides opportunities for people of all ages to address the climate crisis. We are always looking for new members, and everyone is welcome. Our team is currently all college students but we would love to have high school students and anyone else join us! Join Clean4Change to build community around climate and ignite joy in a movement that is often joyless.
Participants in the first Virtual Park Pick Up sent in their pictures of the trash they collected!
Our Founders with the trash they picked up around their neighborhood! With a special guest, Shayla’s dog!
One of our founders holding up the sign for our advocacy social!
Participants in the first Virtual Park Pick Up sent in their pictures of the trash they collected!
Our Mission
We believe in creating a greener future for our planet through education and action. Clean4Change provides educational events for communities throughout Kentucky on how to take action for the planet and those most affected by climate change. We also host hands-on projects like park clean-ups and mutual aid trips to engage all people.
In all of our programming, we are accomplishing two key goals: building community and fostering joy. By creating joyful communities that are ready to take action for our planet and those most impacted by climate change, we are making a difference.
As a group that believes in a just transition, we commit to diversity. We value diverse perspectives to our world's pressing issues. Because we all breathe the same air, climate injustice anywhere means climate injustice everywhere.
We coordinate community clean ups, advocacy socials, educational activities, and more to provide a clean future for generations to come.
Working together we can build a future of inclusivity.