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Come join a community event April 25 to help clean up around the Far Eastside.

The Far Eastside Community Cleanup is from 9 a.m. to noon at the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside. The event is hosted by CAFE in partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. 

Volunteers will help pick up litter from the neighborhood’s streets, sidewalks and greenspaces. A light breakfast, water and cleaning materials will be provided. 

The cleanup is open to people of all ages. More information can be found online. CAFE is located at 8902 E. 38th St.

Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is funded through grants and donations from individuals, foundations and organizations. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Join a community cleanup on the Far Eastside

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
April 14, 2026

<h1>Join a community cleanup on the Far Eastside</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />April 14, 2026</p> <p>Come join a community event April 25 to help clean up around the Far Eastside.</p> <p>The Far Eastside Community Cleanup is from 9 a.m. to noon at the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside. The event is hosted by CAFE in partnership with <a href="https://www.kibi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keep Indianapolis Beautiful</a>. </p> <p>Volunteers will help pick up litter from the neighborhood’s streets, sidewalks and greenspaces. A light breakfast, water and cleaning materials will be provided.&nbsp;</p> <p>The cleanup is open to people of all ages. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/8902-e-38th-st-indianapolis-in-united-states-indiana-46226/far-eastside-community-cleanup/1600364217737180/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">More information</a> can be found online. <a href="https://www.cafeindy.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CAFE</a> is located at 8902 E. 38th St.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X <a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HelloImDarian</a> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/far-eastside-cafe-indianapolis-community-cleanup-volunteer/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=77657&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/far-eastside-cafe-indianapolis-community-cleanup-volunteer/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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