What is the Beautiful Council?
The Beautification Council is a 501(c)3 micro cleaning and sanitization maintenance company committed to disrupting blight and homelessness, through our innovative job readiness program only hiring individuals unhoused and/or justice- impacted significantly addressing blight and illegal dumping.
How long has the Beautification Council been in operation?
In 2014, Ken Houston saw homelessness and blight as a state of emergency
before it became an epidemic in 2016. The Beautification Council was established as a
501(c)3, by Ken Houston, in 2014 with a clear mission and passion to restore the quality
of life and disrupt the cycles of blight and homelessness throughout the State of
California, in communities adversely affected by illegal dumping, graffiti vandalism, and
blight.
What is micro cleaning and sanitization?
The Beautification Council’s micro cleaning and sanitization is a 9-step
proprietary cleaning process consisting of litter abatement , trash elimination, graffiti
vandalism removal, illegal dumping extraction, and sanitizing with EPA-approved
biodegradable agents to kill microorganisms.
What is a Micro Cleaning and Sanitization Expert (MCSE)?
The Micro Cleaning Sanitization Expert (MCSE) designation is granted by the
Beautification Council to individuals that have been trained in the Beautification
Council’s 9-step proprietary micro cleaning and sanitization process and have
successfully completed all four levels of the required training process.
How do I volunteer?
The Beautification Council conducts several volunteer community clean up
days, assisting communities with illegal dumping and beautification efforts at no cost.
We welcome all volunteers with rolling up their sleeves and collective efforts with
keeping California clean together. Please go to the contact us and select “volunteer” and
our staff will contact you about clean up opportunities .
How do I report illegal dumping?
How can I donate to the Beautification Council.
The most efficient way is to donate online by selecting the donate button. You are also able to mail a physical money order or cashier’s check to us:
Beautification Council
8055 Collins Drive
Oakland, CA 94621
Does the Beautification Council work with private homeowners/individuals with clean up, hauling, and/or beautification?
Yes, we work with individuals and private homeowners. Please go to the
Contact Us page and request a free quote.
Does the Beautification Council work with non-governmental businesses?
Yes, we work with community groups, agencies, small businesses, and
Corporations. . Please go to the Contact Us page and request a free quote.
Does the Beautification Council have a youth program?
Yes. Our youth program is called “Back-to-Basics”, it is an experiential
learning program where we expose them to nature and live animals. We teach the
youth invaluable lesson about life, leadership, creativity, and how to be responsible
keepers of the Earth.
How do I contact the Beautification Council?
Email: info@beautificationcouncil.org
Office: (510) 671-0132