The support of the communities we serve allows our clients to find great pride in their work.

Because we are 99% privately funded, much of our support comes from local businesses and residential partners in the areas serviced by our sweeping crews.

Participating neighbors become members by making an annual tax-deductible contribution. In return for their generosity, our clients sweep the streets and sidewalks twice daily, removing approximately 15,000 pounds of trash. A variety of other community services are available to member businesses and buildings at significantly discounted rates, such as window washing, snow and ice removal, and tree care.

ACE was founded in SoHo. For 18 years, we’ve kept that historic neighborhood clean and have done our best to give back to a community that has supplied the backbone of financial support for our organization. We have since expanded our sweeping areas to include initiatives in TriBeCa, Nolita, NoHo/Bowery, and the West Village.

The neighborhoods we sweep are among the cleanest in the city (as ranked by the New York City Department of Sanitation) and this on-the-job training provides our clients with valuable work experience.