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Who We Are

The Board of Directors advocates that its members and 300 Bayaud employees be representative of the people we serve, including those in leadership roles.  In 2022, 41% of the participants served were Persons of Color, whereas 42% of Bayaud’s employees and 48% of the Board members self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color. More than 50% of Bayaud’s Board of Directors have a family member (or have provided long-term care for individuals) with disabilities. As many as 63% of Bayaud participants were disabled while 34% of staff reported living with a disability.

Bayaud Enterprises is committed to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI-B) at all levels of our organization. 

The voices, experience, and leadership of members in the communities Bayaud serves are typically represented through participant feedback using surveys, focus groups, Advisory Councils, and a newly established Quality Work Environment (QWE) Committee that includes consumer-participants. Focus groups and council members historically meet several times a year to assess programming and to offer suggestions on ways to improve our services.

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Collaboration

Achievement of Bayaud’s mission is possible with the team efforts of our collaborators and partners.  Please join our expanding list.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller

OUR COLLABORATORS

Success story

Paul has a significant disability and was living in shelters when he began participating in the Day Works program in 2017. Within a few months, Paul was hired to work as a janitor at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) under a federal fee for service contract with Bayaud. Paul, like other AbilityOne employees, is paid GSA wages and benefits.

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington

What we're about

Mission

Bayaud’s mission is to create Hope, Opportunity and Choice with work as the means through which people with disabilities and other hurdles to employment can more fully participate in the mainstream of life.

Values

Hope – All people must be treated with respect and kindness to promote a sense of hope and confidence in pursuing their employment and life goals.

Opportunity – All people should have access to the resources and support they need to achieve and maintain self-reliance.

Choice – Bayaud provides options that empower participants to choose their own pathways to well-being and economic success.

Vision

Bayaud envisions a community where residents are self-reliant and have the capacity, support, and resources they need to overcome obstacles to employment and life challenges.

Our Commitment

Bayaud Enterprises is committed to the values of diversity, equity (DEI), and inclusion at all levels of our organization.
Link to Leadership Team Statement Regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.