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Coral Jansen of Block Parents

WE ARE, of late, getting daily media reminders of the in-
crease in Lower Mainland youth violence. ;

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NEWS photo Terry Peters

NORTH VANCOUVER Biock Parent coordinator Coral Jansen is preparing for the atmual national
Block Parent Week to be held across Canada this week. The program provides safe refuge for

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The issue surfaced again this
week after a Surrey teenager was
stabbed to death by a group of
teens for no appurent reason.

On the North Shore, merchants
in the Edgemont Village area
recently held a special meeting
with the North Vancouver RCMP
to discuss. how to reduce area
crime and youth violence.

But one North Vancouver
woman, with help from the local
RCMP, is trying to make a dif-
ference.

Coral Jansen is the North Van-
couver area coordinator for the
local Block Parent program,
which is run jointly by the North
Vancouver RCMP and the North
Vancouver District 44 School
Board (NVSB).

The national Block Parent pro-
gram was started in 1968 by the
National Council of Jewish
Women.

It was a direct result of kidnap-
pings and murders that had taken
place during that time in London,
Ontario.

The program was started in
North Vancouver in 1976 and cur-
rently includes 32 elementary
school zones in North Vancouver
and Bowen Island.

Jansen said there are now over
1,500 Block Parents in North
Vancouver and that over 30% of
all cases involving Block Parents
deal with people being threatened
by others.

‘Block Parent homes are avail-
able to anyone in troubie; people
who are sick or injured.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

‘Our biggest thing is kids being
threatened by bullies. Those are
the biggest incidents we have,”
said Jansen,

She added that a Block Parent
is any responsible adult who cares
enough about the well-being of
children and others to volunteer
his or her home as a safe refuge
when a need arises.

A Block Parent sign in the win-
dow lets children in distress know
that a Slock Parent is home to
provide a safe haven.

The program is run by volun-
teers with the cooperation of the
North Vancouver RCMP and the

elementary school in
North Vancouver and on Bowen
Island has a school coordinator.

“The program stresses educa-
tion as a key role to protecting
children. They’re introduced to
the program in kindergarten.
They’re taught to recognize the
Block Parent sign and that it
means this is a safe home with
reasonable adults where they can
go for heip,”* said Jansen.

She added that most of the
Block Parent recruiting is done
through the local schools.

in addition, Jansen said Block
Parents are not obligated to open
their door for anyone, but will

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