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THE BAILEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONThe Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation (BPNDC), formally known at the Bailey Park Project, was founded in 2013 by Katrina Watkins, a former social worker, educator, and long-time resident of the McDougall-Hunt. Dedicated to empowering her community in an impactful manner, Katrina created the Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation to help strengthen the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood by creating programs that encourage safety, sustainability, and stewardship. The Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation began by initiating community clean-up projects – picking up trash, removing dead trees, and clearing overgrowth from vacant lots and parks.
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By 2016 the Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation had become an instrumental force in the neighborhood by expanding its scope to include social impact projects that address poverty, blight, environmental sustainability, safety, health & wellness, education, and economic development.
To accomplish these goals the BPNDC has partnered with organizations such as McDougall-Hunt Neighborhood Association, The Cedar Tree Foundation, Eastside Community Network, U-Snap Bac, Quickens Loans, Detroit Future City, Eco Works, Mecca Development Corporation, Comerica Bank, MDOT, Team Rubicon and Comerica Bank.
OUR MISSIONTo create a more livable neighborhood through social and environmental impact projects.
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OUR VISIONTo encourage individuals to be the change they want to see.
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OUR GOALTo engage residents of the city of Detroit’s urban neighborhood communities to participate in: The development and beautification of open space/green space areas; To facilitate community participation and partnerships, And to deliver recreational, educational and employment related programs that will lead to increased opportunities for participants.
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HOW CAN YOU HELP?Get inspired and use your civic responsibility for the greater good
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Need Your Heartful HelpYour donation will help us to further our mission to address the issues of poverty, blight, and unemployment.
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Positive thoughtsGet into a positive energy flow by sharing your abundance (connectivity, knowledge, skills or creativity) and doing something that matters, not because it makes you look good but because it makes you feel good.
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Become a VolunteerGet inspired and use your civic responsibility for the greater good while building on existing experiences, forming new relationships and becoming an agent of change.
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
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FOUNDER/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Katrina Watkins
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PROJECT CONSULTANT
Joseph Gruber
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PROJECT CONSULTANT
Will Watkins
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PROJECT CONSULTANT
Charles Watkins
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