Become a Block Captain: Difference between revisions

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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

Resources

Other Cities:

Block Captain's Guide (pdf, Antioch CA)
Block Captain Duties (Albuquerque NM)
What Are Block Captains? (central OK)
Block Captain Resources (San Mateo CA)
Block Captain Program (Frisco TX)
Block Captain Resources (Terra Linda CA)
Block Captain Responsibilities (pdf, Cheyenne Ridge OK)

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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 [http://www.phila.gov/streets/pmbc.html Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee] (PMBC) of the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department.
+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:
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 *Mail your completed petition to PMBC —a Clean Block Officer will contact you and help you get started
 </blockquote>
-== See Also  ==
+== Resources  ==
+*[http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/pmbc/block-captain PMBC: Block Captain]
 *[[Volunteering in Philadelphia]]
 *[http://www.southofsouth.org/ South of South Neighborhood Association]
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 <br>'''Other Cities:'''
 *[http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/CityGov/Police/Block%20Captains%20Guide%20web.pdf Block Captain's Guide] (pdf, Antioch CA)
 *[http://www.cabq.gov/police/crime-prevention-safety/starting-a-neighborhood-watch/block-captain Block Captain Duties] (Albuquerque NM)
-*[http://nacok.org/association-tools/block-captains/ What Are Block Captains? (Oklahoma)]
+*[http://nacok.org/association-tools/block-captains/ What Are Block Captains?] (central OK)
-*[http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=678 Block Captain Resources (California)]<br><br>
+*[http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?NID=678 Block Captain Resources] (San Mateo CA)
+*[http://www.friscotexas.gov/departments/publicworks/water/programRebates/Pages/BlockLeader.aspx Block Captain Program] (Frisco TX)
-[[Category:Is-Resource_Page]] [[Category:Issue-Volunteers]] [[Category:Issue-City_Government]] [[Category:Issue-Politics]] [[Category:Issue-Information_Advocacy]] [[Category:About-Neighborhood]]
+*[http://tlmw-watch.org/forms-links/ Block Captain Resources] (Terra Linda CA)
+*[http://www.cheyenneridgeedmond.org/Websites/cheyenneridgeedmond/Images/Forms/Cheyenne%20Ridge%20Block%20Captain%20Responsibilities.pdf Block Captain Responsibilities] (pdf, Cheyenne Ridge OK)
+<br><br><br>[[Category:Is-Resource_Page]] [[Category:Issue-Volunteers]] [[Category:Issue-City_Government]] [[Category:Issue-Politics]] [[Category:Issue-Information_Advocacy]] [[Category:About-Neighborhood]]