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mothers
mtheir children r of working
a k home
erschool or to the -home of
eighbour or friend, in all
s of weather, because a In each of these situations,
t cannot beat the school the Block Parent can assist
ick them upon a rainy or the child. The Block Parent
any day. Program is a way of
he children in villages do providing protection and a
ome ill or can be hurt safe haven for children who
le playing in the neigh- find themselves sick or hurt
rhood, or walking home, or in trouble, at a time when
and occasionally there are their own parents aren't
incidents where older around to take care of them.
children bully the smaller
ones.
A Block Parent is any
responsible adult who cares
about the well-being of
children, has been screened
by the Police andis availabl4
during the peak traffic hours.
The program is especially
suited to the mother who is
home with either pre-school
or very small.children and
B
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Dorothy Fisher (left) and Mrs. Evelyn Allin work as a team to make candles for
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borne Township's Christmas Country Fair. What one forgets, they say, the other
embers. Mrs. Allin likes the melting and coloring part of candle making and Mrs.
her likes the fussier part of gluing on designs. The candle booth will be open at Saltford
ley Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (staff photo)
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10%
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fathers who are home in the street. Parents are warned
evenings. It is an excellent never to put the sign in a
opportunity for the older garage window or other
citizens of the community to places where an unauthorized
lfecome actively involved person can steal it.
with children. Children are taught to
The program is organized respect Block Parent homes
around the school year. and use them eroperly,
Every September, all school turning to them in genuine
children en receive a Dear
Parent letter to take home
explaining the Block -Parent
Program. Each volunteer
applicant agrees to a careful
screening by the police
department who check on the
moral character of every
person over the age of 16 in
that home. As other family
members turn 16, they are
then screened.
Each accepted applicant
receives a Block Parent sign
and instruction sheet for his -
her local organizer, If a child
has been molested or
frightened by a stranger or
subjected to an incident of
indecent exposure, the Block
emergency. The sign must he
taken out of the window when
the Block ` Parent is not
readily available, e.g, resting
or out of the house. This is
important for the children are
taught that they may expect
assistance from any home
where the sign is displayed.
The signs are kept in the
windows 24 hours a day and
the evening aspect of the
program is very important. If
0 child is in a baseball game
that ends 30 minutes ahead of
schedule and if he is a long
way from his home area, he
can go to a Block Parent's
house and call for his family.
Parent is instructed to o The children are taught to
g go to a Block Parent's home
outside immediately, and try for assistance when alarmed
to get a dgscription of the by strangers, or vicious
person involved or his car, animals, when he -she or a
particularly his license playmate is involved in an
number. She is to phone the accident, when ill, lost or
police and keep the child being bullied.
indoors. If a child is sick or Children are taught to
hurt or lost, the Block Parent respect the program by
phones the parents. policemen who visit the
Each person accepted in classroom to instruct them
the program is given the 10- about traffic .safety, their
by -10 inch red -and -white teacher's and
Block Parent card, whichparents.
teacher's manual is
must be displayed inside a distributed d to the teachers so
window visible from the they can incorporate in -
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formation about the program
into their general safety
progra m classes. There are
slides, films, creative drama,
essay poetry, and children's
poster contests and games of
noticing Block Parent signs
on the way to school.
Block Parent Programs
can he organized by the Horne
and School Association or by
local .service groups. Many
are started by a few con-
cerned individuals who call a
public meeting and invite
representatives from the
local Council, police
department, schools and
service clubs as well as
concerned parents and in-
dividuals from the com-
munity.
Initially a ,, group or
organization will sponsor the
program to provide funding
for signs and correspondence.
When the program is
established 0 Block Parent
Committee takes over _the
operation of the program and
may eventually sponsor their
own fund-raising events to
become independent of a
service club's sponsorship.
Canada's Block Parent
Programs are helping to give
children more confidence in
their neighbourhood and
parents a greater peace of
mind. They are also a way of
restoring a sense of com-
munity responsibility for
other people that seems to
have been lost in the era of
the urban nuclear family.
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