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The Detroit 300 Community Action Team was founded by the late Eric Ford, who launched it in 2011 with the intention of starting a citizen-led safety alliance.
From the very beginning, the Detroit 300 mobilized hundreds of experienced volunteers to act as the “eyes and ears” of the streets on behalf of the most vulnerable citizens.
Under Ford’s leadership, the team gained a reputation as a constant presence in the community, whether they were walking children to school, escorting the elderly, lending their support to families after violent incidents, or coordinating with community leaders and law enforcement to reduce violent incidents and gain trust.
This saw Ford and the Detroit 300 Community Action Team (CAT) steer the team beyond just safety patrols toward full-blown crime prevention, such as mentoring at-risk youth, de-escalating conflicts after violent incidents like shootings, and partnering up with other CVI groups to resolve neighborhood disputes before they can turn into tragedies.
He set up emergency response and self-defense workshops, a Saturday Street Patrol program, and community safety trainings to help Detroit residents protect, stabilize, and ultimately strengthen their own communities.
His leadership style was intentionally collective and trusted: he appointed local captains to oversee and manage neighborhood operations, volunteered his time foe de-escalation training along with CPR and trauma-informed lessons, and above all else…showed up, advocated for accountability, and always put Detroiters first.
Though Eric Ford passed away this past September of natural causes at the age of 58, he lives on through his founding vision: to protect people, empower the block, and honor lives lost too early by ensuring there are fewer of them tomorrow.
