Neighborhood Block Captains Leads
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CAPTAIN AND A BLOCK CAPTAIN
A Neighborhood Safety Captain/ Coordinator is the project manager for the neighborhood managing the Neighborhood Safety Watch for the neighborhood. They recruit and work with Block Captains leading this program to the finish line
Block Captain Role
The role of the Block Captain is quite simply stated to collect names, emails and phone numbers from neighbors that belong in their zone (5 to 10 neighbors). This is NOT a major time commitment. The role entails:
• Compile a zone directory (explained below) and distribute it to neighbors within that zone. We suggest going door to door to get the neighbors to understand the program and submit their information. You will need a neighborhood zone map to understand the specific homes that are part of your zone - just ask your Neighborhood Safety Captain
• Setup a communication mechanism using the information collected in the zone directory (email or text)
• Work with neighbors within their zone and derive an informal structure to watch out for each other’s property (example - setup an email alias, provide the email list to the other neighbors)
• Inform the zone (via phone or email) about law breaking activities that have occurred in the neighborhood
• Make sure that the established structure is working, neighbors are keeping each other informed of planned vacations
• Identify a backup
• Attend neighborhood-safety meetings as needed
Below are a few docs that can be downloaded by the block captain to get their zone established and ready for the safety watch program.
• Compile a zone directory (explained below) and distribute it to neighbors within that zone. We suggest going door to door to get the neighbors to understand the program and submit their information. You will need a neighborhood zone map to understand the specific homes that are part of your zone - just ask your Neighborhood Safety Captain
• Setup a communication mechanism using the information collected in the zone directory (email or text)
• Work with neighbors within their zone and derive an informal structure to watch out for each other’s property (example - setup an email alias, provide the email list to the other neighbors)
• Inform the zone (via phone or email) about law breaking activities that have occurred in the neighborhood
• Make sure that the established structure is working, neighbors are keeping each other informed of planned vacations
• Identify a backup
• Attend neighborhood-safety meetings as needed
Below are a few docs that can be downloaded by the block captain to get their zone established and ready for the safety watch program.
Additional information for Block Captains
This will provide additional insight with the Block Captain role
cookbookblockcaptain.pdf | |
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neighborhood_safety_watchsent2blockcap_2014.ppt | |
File Size: | 2636 kb |
File Type: | ppt |