News and Events

Citizens on Patrol Hours Logged April 2010 – 53.75 May 2010 – 54 I appreciate the continued support of our patrollers and the interest from new patrollers that have completed the training course. Thank you very much for keeping a watchful eye on the neighborhood. Crime in the Neighborhood 5/4 Burglary 1800 block of Willowby...

Jaycee Park has been transformed into a park that brings builds community and brings pride to those in the area. It is no longer a park that is under utilized and a magnet for vagrants up to no good. A typical day now has people walking the one-half mile loop, neighborhood families playing at the splashpad while chatting with neighbors and kids playing on a great playground...

– By Darlene Wayt, Friends of Jaycee Park Welcome back to Houston, Aimee Barlow and family!  In 2009 when Ileana Desalos began canvassing and organizing the neighborhoods to renovate Jaycee Park, Aimee Barlow was one of the first residents to step up and put forth a lot of work and time toward the effort. Although...

For the Jaycee Park CIP #F-000758, the Parks Program Manager is getting the design teams under contract. Trees for Houston will be in the park on January 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. supervising volunteers who will be pruning and trimming about 30 of the Seamist trees. To help, email Darlene at dwayt@comcast.net. Boy...

Thanks to a generous grant from the Kinder Foundation, the .4 mile trail is now complete. It winds around the perimeter of the entire park and is out of the way of the busy traffic on Seamist and Grovewood. Eventually, it will even feature several pieces of exercise equipment! Also basketball and tennis courts coming soon...

The Kinder Foundation has just selected Jaycee Park to receive a $100,000 donation specifically for building a new trail! Thank you to the Houston Parks Board for presenting our park to this foundation. We will update you as we have more information...