Volunteers, including homeless, join to clean up waterway

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Old Colorado City Trash Fairies hosted a community clean-up in partnership with Westside CARES to reduce debris in local waterways with the help of volunteers, including people experiencing homelessness, business representatives, and local government members.

The volunteers met at Vermijo Park on the west side of Old Colorado City and worked along the Fountain Creek waterway, picking up trash and beautifying their community. Several members of the local community joined the efforts, including members of the homeless community who are concerned about the presence of trash on the creekbed and pitched in to do something about it.

“So with the community piece of it, we have West Side CARES that teams up with us,” said Luke Scott, Trash Fairies founder. “So we see a lot of the homeless population that comes out and helps us with these cleanups. So we have some of them on the trail today. As for the rest of it, I mean, we have people that have walked up. We’ve had people that have driven up. We have some neighboring companies down here in Old Colorado City that have come out to support us as well.”

Old Colorado City Trash Fairies hosts cleanups once a month, so those who are interested in volunteering can check out their website, linked above.