Episode Details

Instead of waiting for permission or a grand plan, Preston Ross III started picking up trash on his own block—and kept going. Learn how that simple habit evolved into a nonprofit, a workforce program for unhoused neighbors, and a practical playbook for taking action in your town.

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  • A Place At The Table
  • Tapyard Raleigh
  • Lake Johson
  • North Carolina Museum of Art
• The Great Raleigh Cleanup (site)
• The Great Raleigh Cleanup (Instagram)
• Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram)
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