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As part of an active Triad, seniors may be encouraged to participate more actively in NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. Triad may bring forth capable leaders and more sets of eyes and ears to observe suspicious activities in a community. Youth Escort Service A Youth Escort Service is one way young persons can assist an older person who needs assistance or companionship for any reason. Through this service, organized by NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, a young person accompanies an elderly person on regularly scheduled trips or in response to a request that might come into a central escort service. It is an appropriate service not only in the typical residential community but also in rural areas and in housing developments for the elderly. A Youth Escort Service is not a security or bodyguard service, but a program to alleviate and counteract fear among elderly persons. It is a program of companionship and of service to those who need special kinds of assistance when they move about. FEAR of crime is a reality -- often far beyond the reality of the danger. Combating this fear is a commendable effort and genuine service. National Night Out The National Association of Town Watch sponsors an annual event, National Night Out, on the first Tuesday of each August. Local Watch groups and other crime prevention organizations hold block parties, cookouts, parades and rallies to promote involvement in crime and drug prevention activities. Additional Security Lighting In rural areas, where no street lights exist, electric companies have demonstrated their willingness to support security lighting programs by providing discounts on a group basis for families who wish to install such lighting. Contact your rural electrical cooperative for further information. Crime Stoppers This highly successful nationwide program is based on the simple principle that for every crime committed; someone other than the offender has information that could solve the crime. CRIME STOPPERS serves to overcome victim's fear of involvement or retaliation by offering anonymity, and it reduces apathy by offering rewards to those who provide useful information. To preserve anonymity, callers reporting rimes are not asked to give their names, but are assigned code numbers from a chronological log sheet. This number is used in all future communications.