April 2009

The Block Parent^® Program, first introduced in Winnipeg in 1975, has served as a valuable community safety program for residents, and particularly for children, for nearly 35 years. Block Parents^® is still valuable to this day. It fosters communication between the Winnipeg Police Service and residents, and provides a vehicle for direct interaction between residents themselves - often lacking in today's electronic age.

Being a Block Parent^® will not interfere with your lifestyle. You decide how active you want to be by displaying the Block Parents^® sign when you are at home and available. You don't
need to have children, to be home all day, to have a job, to be married, or have a partner to be an effective Block Parent^®.

Many of the Block Parents who first joined in 1975 are still active today. These fine families will not be active forever, and we need to continuously bring in new Block Parent^® families.

This is a cost-free service and one that is very important to the community.

We encourage any interested citizens to call the office (284-7562) or download our application from the web site. Our email address is bppw@mts.net.