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A block captain may be a community clean-up coordinator, a Neighborhood Watch coordinator, or a political organizer, or all of the above. A block captain is generally considered to be the lowest-level political figure.

Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) of the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department.

The PMBC says this:

The PMBC Program is a partnership between the City, your neighbors and you to keep your block clean. If your neighborhood decides to participate in creating a cleaner block, you can organize and elect a Block Captain to make it happen. Here's how:
Contact PMBC at (215) 685-3981 to receive a petition in the mail

Circulate the petition among your neighbors to elect a Block Captain. You will need 51% of the residents on your block to sign the petition —one (1) adult signature per household

Mail your completed petition to PMBC —a Clean Block Officer will contact you and help you get started

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-A '''block captain''' may be a community clean-up coordinator, a Neighborhood Watch coordinator, or a political organizer - or all of the above. A block captain is generally considered to be the lowest-level political figure.
+A '''block captain''' may be a community clean-up coordinator, a Neighborhood Watch coordinator, or a political organizer, or all of the above. A block captain is generally considered to be the lowest-level political figure.
-Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the '''Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee''' (see [http://www.phila.gov/streets/pmbc.html Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee]) of the Sanitation Division of the '''Streets Department'''.
+Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the [http://www.phila.gov/streets/pmbc.html Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee] (PMBC) of the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department.
-<br>
+The PMBC says this:
+<blockquote>The PMBC Program is a partnership between the City, your neighbors and you to keep your block clean. If your neighborhood decides to participate in creating a cleaner block, you can organize and elect a Block Captain to make it happen. Here's how:
+*Contact PMBC at (215) 685-3981 to receive a petition in the mail
+*Circulate the petition among your neighbors to elect a Block Captain. You will need 51% of the residents on your block to sign the petition —one (1) adult signature per household
+*Mail your completed petition to PMBC —a Clean Block Officer will contact you and help you get started
+</blockquote>
+== See Also  ==
-See also
+*[[Volunteering in Philadelphia]]
+*[http://www.southofsouth.org/ South of South Neighborhood Association]
-*[[Volunteering in Philadelphia]]
-== External links (Philadelphia-related)  ==
-Some more information about block captains in Philadelphia is in these links:
-*[http://www.southofsouth.org/ South of South Neighnorhood Association]
 *[http://citypaper.net/blogs/clog/2010/10/22/ask-a-man-about-town-answers-from-a-sw-philly-block-captain-final-edition/ Answers from a SW Philly block captain]
 *[http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/our-money/Help_Desk_No_block_captain_No_trash_can.html Help Desk: No block captain? No trash can].
 *[http://articles.philly.com/2011-01-14/news/27028287_1_rowhouse-three-children-warehouse-fire Woman and three children die in Feltonville rowhouse fire]
-== External links (elsewhere)  ==
+<br>'''Other Cities:'''
 *[http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/natw/handbook.html National Association of Town Watch BLOCK CAPTAIN'S HANDBOOK]
 *[http://www.cabq.gov/police/crime-prevention-safety/starting-a-neighborhood-watch/block-captain Block Captain Duties (Albuerque)]
 *[http://www.nacok.org/Assoc/BlockCaptains.jsp What Are Block Captains? (Oklahoma)]
-*[http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=678 Block Captain Resources (California)]
+*[http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=678 Block Captain Resources (California)]<br><br>
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