Volunteers work together to clean up Elizabeth River Park

 Dozens of New Jersey residents got their hands dirty Sunday as part of a global effort to clean up local communities.

Volunteers with the World Mission Society Church of God worked together to clean up Elizabeth River Park as part of the “Mother’s Street” movement, which works to cleanup neighborhood parks and streets. Similar cleanups were held in more than 175 countries around the world.

“So when we do cleanups, we are not only cleaning our environment but also cleaning our souls,” said volunteer Jennifer Anton, of Mountainside.