Our director and volunteers are carefully trained in use of the Keep America Beautiful research-based process toward changing attitudes and cultivating an ethic of personal responsibility for the improvement of local communities. Many of our affiliates are housed in, or contracted by local governments; or based in the local chamber of commerce. There are over 579 Certified Affiliates throughout the nation. KSFB is one of approximately 70 affiliates of Keep Georgia Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful throughout the state of Georgia (plus some that are in the precertification stage) there is special training, community reports + a fee that takes place before you become certified.