Graffiti Hurts
Graffiti Hurts® - Care for Your Community is a grassroots community education program. It was developed in 1996 by Keep America Beautiful through a grant from The Sherwin- Williams Company, producers of Krylon® brand of aerosol paint. The Graffiti Hurts® program is dedicated to raising awareness about the harmful effects of graffiti vandalism on communities.
At the heart of the Graffiti Hurts® Program are four goals:
1. Educate citizens about the importance of graffiti prevention and abatement.
2. Provide local municipalities with a platform for delivering graffiti prevention messages.
3. Utilize local organizations and Keep America Beautiful affiliates to provide opportunities to give back through community service.
4. Create healthier, safer and more livable community environments.
Graffiti Hurts® helps communities initiate local graffiti prevention activities and educates youth and adults about the impact of graffiti vandalism. To do this, the Graffiti Hurts® website contains all the tools communities need to begin graffiti education, prevention, and clean-up.
Phi Theta Kappa chapters can organize a paint-out or a mural painting of an area continuously plagued with graffiti. Learn 10 things you can do to get involved in the prevention of graffiti at www.graffitihurts.org/learn_more/ten.cfm.
