About Moab Solutions
Our first truck: "Big Brownie", a 1976 pickup. This generous gift from Doni Kiffmeyer and Kaki Hunter gave us the ability to do huge litter cleanups, events recycling, and pickups.
History: In 1994, David Morgan began taking his longtime partner Sara Melnicoff on walks along the Animas River in Durango, Colorado, to pick up trash and recyclables. It was here that Sara developed the excitement that comes from leaving the natural world more pristine than you found it. Ten years later, after months of cleaning up trash on the Parkway in Moab, Sara organized friends to do cleanups together, and Moab Solutions was born. Four years later, while cleaning up along the Parkway, Sara literally tripped over a campsite, motivating her to learn more about chronic homelessness, and to start directing the homeless to public services. She even started teaching the homeless to recycle. Sara's ability to combine homeless advocacy with environmental action is unique among non-profit organizations, and embodies the philosophy that we are part of nature, and must take care of the land and of each other.
For more history, read the Moab Happenings archive (2006).
To read what others have said about Moab Solutions, click Testimonials.
For more history, read the Moab Happenings archive (2006).
To read what others have said about Moab Solutions, click Testimonials.
Philosphy & Values:
Moab Solutions' values include:
Moab Solutions' values include:
- Respecting nature and all human beings,
- Rethinking our relationship to the earth and our communities,
- Restoring trails and damaged ecosystems,
- Reducing our material and energy consumption,
- Reusing what we can, and
- Recycling as much as possible.
Programs and projects
Environmental Stewardship:
Homeless Assistance:
Environmental Stewardship:
- Recycling collection, promotion, and education.
- Litter clean-ups in town, parks, and canyons.
- Ecological restoration in canyons, streams and recreational areas.
Homeless Assistance:
- Camp cleanups to improve living conditions, and foster relationships that lead to social services.
- Training in recycling sorting: pride and job skills are promoted by teaching the homeless to sort and maintain recycling.
- Social services & direct assistance: Connecting the indigent with shelter, medical care, rehab, and job training.