Block Parent Program

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The Block Parent Program is a large, volunteer-based, child safety & crime prevention program operating across Canada. Participants in the program (Block Parents) place signs on their homes indicating that the house is a police-screened, safe home for community members in distress, particularly children. If someone is in need of help and see a block parent sign, they know there is someone home who can help them and call the appropriate emergency service if necessary.

The program now includes 300,000 participants.

[edit] History

The program first began in London, Ontario in 1968. Independent programs began appearing across Canada until 1983 when a national committee was formed and the national Block Parents Program of Canada was created in 1986.

[edit] See also

• Neighborhood Watch

[edit] External links

• Block Parent Program of Canada

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