News Archives

2025

• Can Waikīkī’s Business Improvement District Be a Model for Downtown?
• Centro San Antonio Ambassadors Work to Save Lives Amid Frigid Conditions
• Downtown Louisville Ambassadors save dozens of people stuck because of snow
• “I Love Block by Block and My Job!”

2024

• The Most Rewarding Work of My Life
• A True Representative of the Block by Block Spirit
• Fixing a Part of Me
• Jacksonville Opens Doors for Next Step Ambassadors
• Beyond the Yellow Uniform
• The Difference Familiarity Can Make
• A Chance Encounter Turns into a Battle Against Time
• A Bus Ticket Home
• A Year of Saving Lives in Downtown Santa Monica
• SLC Ambassador Offers Helping Hand on One Man’s Journey Home
• Outreach Ambassador Gets Family Housing In Time for the Holidays
• Beverly Hills Ambassador Saves Child
• Block by Block Launches New Ambassador Program in Gainesville, FL
• Aloha Ambassadors Participate in Waikiki’s Aloha Festival Floral Parade
• Downtown Denton: Welcoming Faces, Cleaner Spaces
• Louisville Downtown Partnership Ambassador Nominated for Award
• Meet the Salt Lake City Downtown Ambassadors
• Chattanooga Operations Manager Receives Award
• Wake Up West Palm with Block by Block
• Downtown St. Paul property owners OK expansion of privately funded safety services
• An Inside Look at Keeping Downtown Des Moines Beautiful
• New Ambassadors Program Comes to Iowa City
• Meet the Louisville Downtown Partnership Ambassadors
• New Ambassadors program helping keep downtown safe, clean for community
• University of Texas relaunches program aimed at enhancing safety, clean up efforts on West Campus
• Reinvesting Growth into Operational Efficiencies
• Waikiki Ambassadors Unite to Locate, Identify Missing Juvenile
• South Park Bid: Fostering Growth
• Downtown Detroit BIZ Celebrates 10 Years with 3 Employees
• “Try to stay positive.” The lives of our homeless neighbors in downtown Wilmington
• Arlington Ambassadors Pour Hearts into Keeping Downtown Clean, Safe
• Block by Block Ambassador Programming Comes to Downtown West Palm Beach
• Block by Block Expands Programming in San Francisco to Yerba Buena and Downtown
• On Main Street and in Salt Lake City’s hardest-hit neighborhoods, the Downtown Ambassadors are here to help
• Downtown Decatur Launches New Clean and Safe Ambassador Program with Block by Block 
• Downtown Iowa City Launches New Clean, Safe and Hospitality Ambassador Program with Block by Block 
• Spotlight on Sioux Falls Martin Dill
• Randi Haynes Receives Good Samaritan Award
• Launching Your Ambassador Program
• Second Chances: Former inmates help bring new life to Waikiki as Aloha Ambassadors
• LOUMED Ambassadors make progress in first year
• WEST PALM BEACH DDA COMBINES DOWNTOWN AMBASSADOR SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH BLOCK BY BLOCK
• Connect & Share 2024: Block by Block in San Francisco
• Downtown Iowa City Welcomes New Ambassador Program
• A life after drugs: Baltimore man shares his story to save lives
• Downtown OKC Partnership’s Green Team: Elevating Downtown Excellence
• Bridging Gaps through Empowerment, Resources and Compassion
• Who You Gonna Call? Dispatch Services!

2023

• Semu One Bear: Respecting Heritage and a Heritage of Respect
• Downtown Sioux Falls Holiday Lights
• The Changing Environments and Responsibilities of Ambassadors
• Q&A: What Exactly Does the Providence Downtown Improvement District Do?
• Downtown Lexington Partnership State of Downtown
• Bay Area Support Provides a World of Difference
• He’s been a Milwaukee ambassador for years. Now, he serves the unhoused with a ‘heart of gold.’
• DTSF Ambassadors keep downtown clean and safe
• Safety Day 2023
• Internal Promotions Recognized
• South Bend Leader Joins Block by Block
• A ‘Chip’ off the Old Block by Block
• New Partnership with LOUMED
• Meet the Louisville ambassadors rejuvenating downtown area
• W. 7th property owners get in on the perks of nearby downtown
• While San Francisco Sleeps, These Teams Go to Work
• A Man in Need
• Around the Block with Block by Block – Episode 2
• From Dispatch to the World
• Southside Ambassador program appoints new operations manager
• From the street to housing: Homeless outreach efforts in Downtown Santa Monica
• Meet Our Downtown Long Beach Clean and Safe Employees of the Quarter
• Golden Triangle Ambassador Program Launches, Providing Enhanced Hospitality and Public Assistance on City Streets
• March 22nd Declared Randi Haynes Day in Chattanooga
• Couple welcomes baby girl after being born on downtown Chattanooga sidewalk
• Introducing the Skyway Program
• No Longer the Underdog
• Downtown Ambassadors are the ‘eyes and ears of the street’ keeping Frederick postcard perfect
• The Livability Network

2022

• More Than Clean: Building a Workforce from Camden Residents
• The Spirit Behind the Service
• Mayor London Breed Announces Expansion of Ambassadors and Public Safety Support
• City of West Hollywood Announces Block by Block Security Ambassadors Program Kiosks
• City of West Hollywood Expands 30 Additional Block by Block Security Ambassadors
• Downtown Roanoke ambassador program kicks off
• Service with a smile: Meet the people keeping downtown safe and beautiful
• Vista ambassadors patrol for homeless, litter, graffiti
• 602,000 lbs. of waste removed from Broadway trashcans
• ‘The Swiss Army knife’: Boulder downtown ambassadors one of city initiatives showing success
• DOWNTOWN K-TOWN CONNECT AMBASSADORS: WHAT DO THEY DO?
• Keeping the District Beautiful
• Boulder’s ambassadors are keeping businesses happy — and modeling a compassionate, effective approach to homelessness
• OKC Green Team’s mission is to keep downtown clean and safe
• Beautifying the Resort Area, Block by Block
• Visit Knoxville launching K-Town Connect Ambassador Program for downtown area
• Downtown Louisville Ambassadors spread Valentine’s Day kindness
• What it’s like to work for Operation Downtown
• Meet the Welcome Ambassadors Who are Helping Visitors and Buffing SF’s Battered Image
• New outreach specialist addresses needs of unsheltered population in downtown Wilmington

2021

• David Williams: Finding His Way and Paying it Forward
• Downtown Ambassadors hit the streets in Kalamazoo
• Virginia Beach rolls out new Resort-Area Ambassador program
• Here’s why we love our Downtown Ambassadors, our Daytonians of the Week

2020

• Thank you, BID employees, for keeping downtown clean and welcoming
• The Best Customer Service That I’ve Ever Received In My Entire Life
• Our Waikiki Ambassadors Continue to Deliver Amazing Service, Even in Challenging Times!

2019

• How Grand Rapids and Detroit Ambassadors Make A Tremendous Impact Everyday

2018

• Meet a Block by Block Operation Supervisor from Waterfront Partnership in Baltimore