Become a Neighborhood Watch block captain

A block captain organizes meetings and provides information to the members of the group.

Need to know

  • This is a volunteer role
  • It takes about about 1 hour per month

Before you start

Serving as a block captain is a rewarding experience and a great way to help make your neighborhood safer.

Responsibilities

  • Distribute information to members
  • Recruit new members
  • Provide current crime prevention information to members
  • Update phone trees and email lists
  • Announce and advertise meetings
  • Lead meetings
  • Coordinate information with the Neighborhood Watch Coordinator at the police department
  • Develop agendas and find guest speakers for meetings
  • Delegate duties among members

The block captain is a leadership role in your neighborhood.

Steps

1. Contact us

Email [email protected] to let us know you'd like to become a block captain.

What’s next

We will contact you and provide instructions for getting started.

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