About Us
PURPOSE
Our vision for a kid’s vendor pop-up shop came to light when we realized that most children in our neighborhood are not being given the opportunity to start their own businesses. There are very few places that teach children about money and how to invest it. As an adult who has opened up businesses and faced many struggles In this regard, we would like to provide guidance to children starting their own businesses without experiencing some of the problems we encountered. We would love the opportunity to counsel them and give back to my community. We love children, and we truly believe that they are our future. They can and will shine brightly and make a difference in the world.
MISSION
This corporation is organized and shall be operated specifically to empower youth with financial education and community development, which include entrepreneurship and technology. Our program’s goal is to create financially responsible youth through exposure and creativity. We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community. Participants will learn how to save, invest, and donate. Participants will also learn about entrepreneurship and various emerging technologies. In addition, our goal is to create competence, confidence, connection, caring, compassion, and character in youth through a variety of youth programs.
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OUR HISTORY
We opened on August 27, 2018 under the name of Q.B. Unique Productions as a youth event and youth programs. We outgrew some of the events for the youth, so we made them non-profit to get more help. And now we are Q.B.G.C. Seeing a need for, community work in this area, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community!
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Belinda Watkins is a proud mother of three children. Raised in Freeport Long Island, New York. Graduate of Freeport high school, Medical careers Institute for Nursing, and Sanford Brown Institute for Medical assistant. She has been in the healthcare industry for over twenty years. She’s been in the field for so long and seeing the need for help in senior’s homes prompted her to open a home care agency to provide quality care.
She is honored and excited to now serve as the newly elected President of the Hempstead Chamber of Commerce As the President she will work with her team to improve the economic development of the Hempstead community and connect with various other organizations.
Belinda is CEO of Unique In Home Care, a Home Care agency that serves the elderly community, Providing outstanding care for their loved ones for Eight years. She is also CEO of Belinda's Bins N Baskets custom gift baskets for all occasions for six years. Belinda is the founder/CEO of the youth organization Q.B. Generational Change Inc. in business for two years. Provides young entrepreneurs opportunities to showcase their businesses, provides business workshops, mentor programs, and many other activities to engage the youth in the community. Lastly, her fourth business is Q.B. Unique Productions an event & project Management Company proving very unique event experiences.
Even though Belinda wears many hats, her community and youth are near and dear to her heart. She believes in helping her community by way of devoting time and giving back. Some events she was a part of were toy drives, grab-and-go Thanksgiving dinners, handing out protection supplies (PPE) for local businesses, and many other different events in the community. She loves working for the community and helping others. She does it out of the kindness of her heart and never asks for anything in return.
Belinda also belongs to several community organizations namely the Long Island Main Street Alliance Committee, Member U.S. Coalition of black women businesses, the NYSERDA renewable energy committee, Board member of Nassau PTA Regional, Board member of Turtle Hook middle school PTA, the Education Committee for NAACP, Member of the Hempstead Kiwanis Club, NAACP Freeport/Roosevelt Branch Education committee as the parent Involvement coordinator, Co-Chair on the Long Beach MLK celebration (2020), Member of Hempstead Kiwanis club, Uniondale Transition planning committee (4/2021), and S.T.R.O.N.G Youth parent workshops/volunteered.
Belinda is the recipient of the Women of Distinction award in March 2021 from Assemblywomen Taylor Darling. She also has Citations from the Hempstead mayor in March 2021 & June 2021 for chamber work and Citations for Q.B. Generational change for our Know your rights workshop for the youth in February 2022.
Belinda's favorite quote is "If one wins we all win".
