The distinctive red-and-white sign that appears in windows of Block Parent homes
Type
Child safety organization based in Canada
Legal status
Active
Purpose
Advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Official language
English, French
Website
Block Parent Program of Canada
The Block Parent Program(French: Le Programme Parents-Secours) is a large, volunteer-based, child safety and 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 sees a block parent sign, they know there is someone home who can help them and call the appropriate emergency service if necessary.
The program, which included 300,000 participants in its heyday, is in decline. RCMP detachments in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island have abandoned the program, as have local police in major centres including Toronto and Ottawa. Participation declined from 253,000 homes in 1995 to approximately 25,000 in 2013. Factors in the decline include fewer parents at home (as more join the outside workforce), a greater reliance on mobile telephones or other communication technologies as an alternative to seeking assistance from neighbours, and more onerous police background checks in the post-9/11 era.[1]
^McGinn, Dave (28 October 2013). "How the 21st century put the Block Parent program into decline". Theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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